Brighton Heights is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's northside area. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 (North Neighborhoods). The Western gateway to the neighborhood, Brighton Heights Boulevard, is opposite the McKees Rocks Bridge and accessible via Route 65/Ohio River Boulevard. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses 35 Engine and 33 Truck (formerly 34 Truck) in Brighton Heights.
Once a predominantly German area, Brighton Heights now has a varied ethnic mix. The community is notable for its solid stately architecture, with many fine early 20th Century homes and churches built of stone and brick, featuring stained glass windows and ornamental woodwork and fireplaces. Because of the high quality and variety of the architecture of the neighborhood, Brighton Heights is one of the regularly featured neighborhoods of Pittsburgh's annual house tours.[2]
Brighton Heights was featured in the July 2006 issue of Pittsburgh magazine article entitled "No Place Like Home: 10 Neighborhoods you need to know about." Many of Brighton Heights' streets are lined with large maple trees, maintained by the City of Pittsburgh. Recreational opportunities include the adjacent Riverview Park, the Jack Stack pool, and Marmaduke Playground.
Brighton Heights has four borders, including Ross Township to the north, Bellevue to the northwest, and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Perry North, to the east, and Marshall-Shadeland from the south to the west.
Tom Friday's Market A butcher and grocer servicing the area since 1955.
Brighton Heights Citizens Federation (BHCF) is a volunteer-led community organization that emerged in 1967 to improve the neighborhood and quality of life for its residents. The BHCF committees host annual events like The Memorial Day Tribute, Bright the Night, The Halloween Parade, and The House Tour. BHCF also maintains about a dozen community flower gardens, and hosts 2 community clean up events per year. Regular public meetings are held to encourage event and committee participation and public safety initiatives.
Transportation
Brighton Heights is within the city of Pittsburgh, and is in "zone 1" of the public transit system. Bus lines serving Brighton Heights include the , , , and .
City Steps
The Brighton Heights neighborhood has 11 distinct flights of city steps - all of which are open and in a safe condition. In Brighton Heights, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through the neighborhood.[4]
The Termon Avenue city steps in Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh. Photo by Laura Zurowski.
Bridges
The Davis Avenue Bridge, which opened in 1899, spanned over Woods Run Ave. and directly connected Brighton Heights with Riverview Park in the Perry North neighborhood. After decades of deterioration and a lack of funding for a complete overhaul, the bridge closed to vehicular traffic in August 2001. By April 2009, it was determined that the bridge could collapse at any time, thus several residents whose houses were situated under the bridge on Woods Run Ave. were forced to evacuate. With a call made for its immediate destruction, the Davis Avenue Bridge was brought down with explosives on May 6, 2009. Since then, many long time residents of Brighton Heights have been distressed that this now unique transition to public green space no longer exists and are determined to bring the funding for a new bridge. WPXI Report
Wilksboro Bridge is a foot bridge that has been closed to pedestrians (see waymarking.com Orphaned Bridges) with plans to rebuild a new one. KDKA Report
References
^ ab"PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". PGHSNAP Utility. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^McKay, Gretchen (2005-05-05). "Brighton Heights House Tour: Residents will show off scenic, historic neighborhood". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
^"Pittsburgh Census Tracts". pitt.libguides.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN978-1-4930-1384-5.
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Brighton Heights is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania s northside area It has a zip code of 15212 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 North Neighborhoods The Western gateway to the neighborhood Brighton Heights Boulevard is opposite the McKees Rocks Bridge and accessible via Route 65 Ohio River Boulevard The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses 35 Engine and 33 Truck formerly 34 Truck in Brighton Heights Brighton HeightsNeighborhood of PittsburghCoordinates 40 29 02 N 80 02 13 W 40 484 N 80 037 W 40 484 80 037CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyAllegheny CountyCityPittsburghArea 1 better source needed Total1 117 sq mi 2 89 km2 Population 2010 1 Total7 247 Density6 500 sq mi 2 500 km2 ZIP Code15212Once a predominantly German area Brighton Heights now has a varied ethnic mix The community is notable for its solid stately architecture with many fine early 20th Century homes and churches built of stone and brick featuring stained glass windows and ornamental woodwork and fireplaces Because of the high quality and variety of the architecture of the neighborhood Brighton Heights is one of the regularly featured neighborhoods of Pittsburgh s annual house tours 2 Brighton Heights was featured in the July 2006 issue of Pittsburgh magazine article entitled No Place Like Home 10 Neighborhoods you need to know about Many of Brighton Heights streets are lined with large maple trees maintained by the City of Pittsburgh Recreational opportunities include the adjacent Riverview Park the Jack Stack pool and Marmaduke Playground Historical populationYearPop 194011 515 195011 847 2 9 196011 483 3 1 197010 604 7 7 19809 122 14 0 19908 580 5 9 20008 050 6 2 20107 247 10 0 Source University of Pittsburgh 3 Contents 1 Surrounding neighborhoods 2 Places of interest 3 Transportation 4 City Steps 5 Bridges 6 References 6 1 Further reading 7 External links 8 See alsoSurrounding neighborhoods EditBrighton Heights has four borders including Ross Township to the north Bellevue to the northwest and the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Perry North to the east and Marshall Shadeland from the south to the west Places of interest EditRiverview Park Pittsburgh in adjacent Perry North Jack Stack Swimming Pool Part of the Pittsburgh Parks amp Recreation Department pool system Marmaduke Playground has a Playground DekHockey and a Baseball field Tom Friday s Market A butcher and grocer servicing the area since 1955 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation BHCF is a volunteer led community organization that emerged in 1967 to improve the neighborhood and quality of life for its residents The BHCF committees host annual events like The Memorial Day Tribute Bright the Night The Halloween Parade and The House Tour BHCF also maintains about a dozen community flower gardens and hosts 2 community clean up events per year Regular public meetings are held to encourage event and committee participation and public safety initiatives Transportation EditBrighton Heights is within the city of Pittsburgh and is in zone 1 of the public transit system Bus lines serving Brighton Heights include the 13 14 16 and 17 City Steps EditThe Brighton Heights neighborhood has 11 distinct flights of city steps all of which are open and in a safe condition In Brighton Heights the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through the neighborhood 4 The Termon Avenue city steps in Brighton Heights Pittsburgh Photo by Laura Zurowski Bridges EditThe Davis Avenue Bridge which opened in 1899 spanned over Woods Run Ave and directly connected Brighton Heights with Riverview Park in the Perry North neighborhood After decades of deterioration and a lack of funding for a complete overhaul the bridge closed to vehicular traffic in August 2001 By April 2009 it was determined that the bridge could collapse at any time thus several residents whose houses were situated under the bridge on Woods Run Ave were forced to evacuate With a call made for its immediate destruction the Davis Avenue Bridge was brought down with explosives on May 6 2009 Since then many long time residents of Brighton Heights have been distressed that this now unique transition to public green space no longer exists and are determined to bring the funding for a new bridge WPXI ReportWilksboro Bridge is a foot bridge that has been closed to pedestrians see waymarking com Orphaned Bridges with plans to rebuild a new one KDKA ReportReferences Edit a b PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood PGHSNAP Utility Pittsburgh Department of City Planning 2012 Retrieved 21 June 2013 McKay Gretchen 2005 05 05 Brighton Heights House Tour Residents will show off scenic historic neighborhood Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2007 08 12 Pittsburgh Census Tracts pitt libguides com Retrieved January 2 2018 Regan Bob 2015 Pittsburgh Steps The Story of the City s Public Stairways Globe Pequot ISBN 978 1 4930 1384 5 Further reading Edit Toker Franklin 1994 1986 Pittsburgh An Urban Portrait Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN 0 8229 5434 6 External links EditBHCF the Brighton Heights Citizen s Federation Pittsburgh Magazine article July 2006 No Place Like Home 10 Neighborhoods you need to know about See also EditList of Pittsburgh neighborhoods Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brighton Heights Pittsburgh amp oldid 1099043879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
