St. Clair is a
neighborhood
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in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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. The neighborhood was the last remnant of
Lower St. Clair Township to be annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1920.
History and features
Most of the St. Clair neighborhood was composed of
St. Clair Village St. Clair Village was a public housing project of the Pittsburgh Housing Authority. Originally built in the 1950s, with 680 apartments, it fell into disrepair and financial difficulty along with much public housing in the city and was demolished ...
, a 556-unit
public housing
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project owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and built in the early 1950s. As of 2010, the housing complex was completely demolished with the housing authority retaining the ground for possible future development of townhouses.
There are no stores or other commercial businesses in St. Clair; it is a strictly residential community. There is, however, one church, Lighthouse Cathedral, serving the community as well as various social service agencies at work in St. Clair for the largely poor population.
Lighthouse Cathedral Contact Information
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Following the destruction of the St. Clair Village in 2010, redevelopment efforts were initiated by the Hilltop Urban Farm, with the goal of transforming the site into the largest urban farm in the United States.
Surrounding neighborhoods and communities
St. Clair has five borders, four with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Arlington Arlington most often refers to:
*Arlington, Virginia
**Arlington National Cemetery, a United States military cemetery
*Arlington, Texas
Arlington may also refer to:
Places Australia
*Arlington light rail station, on the Inner West Light Rail in S ...
to the north, Hays to the southeast, Carrick to the southwest, and Mount Oliver to the west. The other border is with two sections of Baldwin Borough to the east and south.
See also
* List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
This is a list of 90 neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Generally neighborhood development followed ward boundaries, although the City Planning Commission has defined some neighborhood areas. The map of neighb ...
References
External links
Interactive Pittsburgh neighborhoods map
{{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh