The downtown area is called the Golden Triangle and is surrounded by four major sections, the North Side, South Side/South Hills, East End, and West End. Overall, Pittsburgh has a whopping 90 neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh's immigrant history is celebrated today by the ethnicities of many of its neighborhoods. Here’s the lowdown:
- German: Troy Hill, Mt. Washington, Larimer, and East Allegheny (Deutschtown)
- Italian: Brookline, Bloomfield, Morningside, Oakland and Beechview
- Polish and other Eastern European: South Side, Lawrenceville, and Polish Hill
- African American: Hill District, Homewood, and Larimer
- Jewish: Squirrel Hill