Before the area that encompasses Morningside was annexed as part of the City of Pittsburgh in 1868, it was part of Collins Township. The area was mainly occupied by vegetable and dairy farms, which were run by about a dozen of settler families that ran the farms. The area remained mainly unchanged since its annexation to Pittsburgh until 1905 or 1906. This was the time when the Chislett Street trolley line was extended from Stanton Avenue into the neighborhood, bringing with it many families traveling from the East End/Highland Park towards Fox Chapel and Etna. The area was primed for development, and in a matter of years, upwards of 500 houses per year were being built as the farms were broken up by developers and sold. The neighborhood was fully filled with houses and some small commercial development by the 1930s.[2]
City Steps
The Morningside neighborhood has eight distinct flights of city steps, many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Morningside, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through this hilly, populated area.[3]
The Jancey Street city steps in Morningside. Photo by Laura Zurowski.
morningside, pittsburgh, morningside, neighborhood, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, east, codes, 15201, 15206, morningsideneighborhood, pittsburghnear, corner, chislett, street, wellesley, avenue, coordinates, 928countryunited, statesstatepennsylvaniacountyallegheny. Morningside is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania s East End It has two Zip Codes 15201 and 15206 MorningsideNeighborhood of PittsburghNear the corner of Chislett Street and Wellesley Avenue Coordinates 40 29 02 N 79 55 41 W 40 484 N 79 928 W 40 484 79 928CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyAllegheny CountyCityPittsburghArea 1 Total0 362 sq mi 0 94 km2 Population 2010 1 Total3 346 Density9 200 sq mi 3 600 km2 Contents 1 Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods 2 History 3 City Steps 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSurrounding and adjacent neighborhoods EditMorningside has four land borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Highland Park to the east East Liberty to the south and Stanton Heights and Upper Lawrenceville to the west Across the Allegheny River to the north Morningside runs adjacent with the borough of Sharpsburg History EditBefore the area that encompasses Morningside was annexed as part of the City of Pittsburgh in 1868 it was part of Collins Township The area was mainly occupied by vegetable and dairy farms which were run by about a dozen of settler families that ran the farms The area remained mainly unchanged since its annexation to Pittsburgh until 1905 or 1906 This was the time when the Chislett Street trolley line was extended from Stanton Avenue into the neighborhood bringing with it many families traveling from the East End Highland Park towards Fox Chapel and Etna The area was primed for development and in a matter of years upwards of 500 houses per year were being built as the farms were broken up by developers and sold The neighborhood was fully filled with houses and some small commercial development by the 1930s 2 City Steps EditThe Morningside neighborhood has eight distinct flights of city steps many of which are open and in a safe condition In Morningside the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through this hilly populated area 3 The Jancey Street city steps in Morningside Photo by Laura Zurowski See also EditList of Pittsburgh neighborhoodsReferences Edit a b PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood Pittsburgh Department of City Planning PGHSNAP Utility 2012 Retrieved June 24 2013 History of Morningside Retrieved January 20 2014 Regan Bob 2015 Pittsburgh Steps The Story of the City s Public Stairways Globe Pequot ISBN 978 1 4930 1384 5 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morningside Pittsburgh Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map Morningside Area Community Council This article about a location in Pittsburgh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morningside Pittsburgh amp oldid 1142198340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
