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Glen
Hazel and Hazelwood are located east of Downtown,
and are surrounded by the Monogahela River, Greenfield and Squirrel
Hill. These neighborhoods are minutes away from suburban shopping areas.
They are also home to numerous parks and green spaces.
Bus service to the neighborhoods is excellent. From small well-kept row houses near the river to larger, two-story brick homes
on top of the hill, housing in Hazelwood and Glen Hazel is varied and affordable.
The
communities of Glen Hazel and Hazelwood, which lie along the Monongahela River, once flourished with an abundance of hazelnut trees. Beautiful places to live in the nineteenth
century, they attracted some of Pittsburgh's oldest and wealthiest
families, who built magnificent homes there. But the coming
of the railroad and industry changed the neighborhoods. The
wealthy departed, and the "good life" was redefined, as working-class
men and women moved in to tend the furnaces and the coke ovens. Hazelwood and Glen Hazel are two of the city's most ethnically-diverse neighborhoods.
Today they advance into the post-industrial age with Kerotest Manufacturing
Corporation.
Glen
Hazel and Hazelwood are family-oriented neighborhoods, with many of its community activities focusing on youth programs. The neighborhoods are noted for
their numerous churches and the active roles they play in building
community spirit and pride in their residents.
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