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Hazelwood
and Glen Hazel are located east of Downtown, and are surrounded by the Monogahela River, Greenfield
and Squirrel Hill. The neighborhoods are minutes away from suburban shopping areas.
They are also home to numerous parks and green spaces.
The communities of Hazelwood and Glen Hazel, which lie along the Monongahela River, once flourished with an abundance
of hazelnut trees. Beautiful places to live in the nineteenth
century, these neighborhoods 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-indu strial
age with Kerotest Manufacturing Corporation.
Hazelwood and Glen Hazel are family-oriented neighborhoods, with many 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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