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Crafton Heights is a neighborhood in the 28th Ward of the City of [[Pittsburgh]].
'''Crafton Heights''' is a neighborhood in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Its name is derived from the neighboring borough, [[Crafton, Pennsylvania|Crafton Borough]], and the majority of today's community was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh in 1921. Crafton Heights is located west of [[Central Business District (Pittsburgh)|downtown Pittsburgh]], and is surrounded by [[Elliot (Pittsburgh)|Elliot]], [[Sheraden (Pittsburgh)|Sheraden]], and [[Westwood (Pittsburgh)|Westwood]].


==City Steps==
Neighbors in Crafton Heights enjoy shopping at nearby Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center. Recreation is an important part of the community with baseball fields, playgrounds and tennis and basketball courts throughout the neighborhood.
The Crafton Heights neighborhood has nine distinct flights of city steps, many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Crafton Heights, the [[steps of Pittsburgh]] provide residents with a safe way to walk throughout their neighborhood and allow access to public transportation.<ref>{{cite book |title= Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways |last= Regan|first= Bob|year=2015 |publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=978-1-4930-1384-5 }}</ref>[[File:Round Top Street city stairs Crafton Heights Pittsburgh.jpg|thumb|The recently refurbished Round Top Street city stairs in Crafton Heights Pittsburgh]]

While many of Crafton Heights' old homes still stand, additional new townhomes and single family homes are being built to satisfy new residents.


==Surrounding communities==
==Surrounding communities==
Crafton Heights has five borders, three with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of [[Sheraden (Pittsburgh)|Sheraden]] to the north, [[Elliott (Pittsburgh)|Elliott]] to the east, and [[Westwood (Pittsburgh)|Westwood]] to the south. The other two borders are with the boroughs of [[Crafton, Pennsylvania|Crafton]] to the southwest and [[Ingram, Pennsylvania|Ingram]] to the west.
Crafton Heights is located west of downtown [[Pittsburgh]]. It borders the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of [[Sheraden (Pittsburgh)|Sheraden]] to the north, [[Elliott (Pittsburgh)|Elliott]] to the east, and [[Westwood (Pittsburgh)|Westwood]] to the south. It also borders the boroughs of [[Crafton, Pennsylvania|Crafton]] to the southwest and [[Ingram, Pennsylvania|Ingram]] to the west.


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Pittsburgh}}
* [[List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods]]
* [[List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods]]


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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
*{{cite book | author=Toker, Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press | origyear=1986| year=1994 | isbn=0-8229-5434-6}}
*{{cite book | author=Toker, Franklin |author-link=Franklin Toker | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press | orig-date=1986 | year=1994 | isbn=0-8229-5434-6 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/pittsburghurbanp00toke }}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh]]


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{{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

Latest revision as of 08:10, 5 January 2025

Crafton Heights
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Coordinates: 40°26′42″N 80°03′07″W / 40.445°N 80.052°W / 40.445; -80.052
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.754 sq mi (1.95 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
3,814
 • Density5,100/sq mi (2,000/km2)

Crafton Heights is a neighborhood in the 28th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.

City Steps

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The Crafton Heights neighborhood has nine distinct flights of city steps, many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Crafton Heights, the steps of Pittsburgh provide residents with a safe way to walk throughout their neighborhood and allow access to public transportation.[2]

The recently refurbished Round Top Street city stairs in Crafton Heights Pittsburgh

Surrounding communities

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Crafton Heights is located west of downtown Pittsburgh. It borders the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Sheraden to the north, Elliott to the east, and Westwood to the south. It also borders the boroughs of Crafton to the southwest and Ingram to the west.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PGHSNAP 2010 – Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". PGHSNAP raw data download center. Retrieved 21 June 2013 – via Google docs.
  2. ^ Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5.

Further reading

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