North Point Breeze
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North Point Breeze is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. It has a zip code of 15208, and representation on Pittsburgh City Council
by the council member for District 9 (Northeast Neighborhoods).
The neighborhood contained the residence of the entrepreneur George Westinghouse
, the site of which has been converted into Westinghouse Park
as well as the residence of Henry J. Heinz
. The H.J. Heinz property was subdivided into residential lots after the mansion was knocked down, but the original carriage house was converted into an apartment building and remains standing on what is now Meade Place. Also, the stone wall that stood at the perimeter of the original Heinz estate remains standing.
Both of John Edgar Wideman
's memoirs, Brothers and Keepers and Hoop Roots, use North Point Breeze's Westinghouse Park as a setting, as does his fictional Homewood Trilogy.
North Point Breeze is also sometimes referred to contiguously with south Point Breeze, with Penn Avenue
dividing the neighborhood, as simply "Point Breeze".
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. It has a zip code of 15208, and representation on Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh City Council
The Pittsburgh City Council is the legislative body of the City of Pittsburgh. It consists of nine members. City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of nine districts....
by the council member for District 9 (Northeast Neighborhoods).
The neighborhood contained the residence of the entrepreneur George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system...
, the site of which has been converted into Westinghouse Park
Westinghouse Park
Westinghouse Park is a small municipal park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The park's lands are the site of the former mansion, "Solitude", which was home to George Westinghouse, an American entrepreneur and engineer....
as well as the residence of Henry J. Heinz
Henry J. Heinz
Henry John Heinz was an American businessman who founded the H. J. Heinz Company.-Early life:Heinz was one of eight children born to John Henry Heinz and Anna Margaretha Heinz...
. The H.J. Heinz property was subdivided into residential lots after the mansion was knocked down, but the original carriage house was converted into an apartment building and remains standing on what is now Meade Place. Also, the stone wall that stood at the perimeter of the original Heinz estate remains standing.
Both of John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunctions.-Early life:...
's memoirs, Brothers and Keepers and Hoop Roots, use North Point Breeze's Westinghouse Park as a setting, as does his fictional Homewood Trilogy.
North Point Breeze is also sometimes referred to contiguously with south Point Breeze, with Penn Avenue
Penn Avenue
Penn Avenue is a major arterial street in Pittsburgh. Its western terminus lies at Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh. For its westernmost ten blocks it serves as the core of the Cultural District with such attractions as Heinz Hall, the Benedum Center and the Byham Theater as well as the...
dividing the neighborhood, as simply "Point Breeze".