Larimer (Pittsburgh)
Larimer | |
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Coordinates: 40°27′50″N 79°54′47″W / 40.464°N 79.913°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny County |
City | Pittsburgh |
Area | |
• Total | 0.445 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,728 |
• Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
Larimer is a
History
Larimer's daughter, Rachel, married James Mellon, son of Thomas Mellon, which brought what is now Larimer into the Mellon clan's control. As with East Liberty, the Mellons sold or rented this land and used the proceeds to finance Pittsburgh's coal, steel, and gas industries. A number of James Mellon's heirs used Larimer as a middle name, including Gulf Oil founder William Larimer Mellon, and they ensured that the present-day neighborhood took the name as well.
Larimer was originally settled by Germans in the later half of the 19th century. By the early 1900s
As with other neighborhoods in Pittsburgh's East End, the 1960s were a turning point for Larimer. Some residents began to move to the suburbs in the early part of the decade, and this process was hastened by the
Geography
Larimer is surrounded on nearly all sides by small valleys, or "runs" in the vernacular: branches of Negley Run form a border between Larimer and
Housing and Urban Development Grant
In June 2014, Larimer successfully applied for and received a coveted $30 million grant to re-build the neighborhood, which was provided through the US Department of Housing and Development. The grant will provide over 350 units of mixed-income housing. The Mayor of Pittsburgh, William "Bill" Peduto, called the grant, "huge."
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East End Brewing Company, Larimer
See also
References
- ^ a b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning PGHSNAP Utility. 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
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- ^ a b "Census: Pittsburgh" (PDF). Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
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