In my role as President of
the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation, I am honored to be a part
of an institution that works to promote, organize, and develop
Pittsburgh’s Brookline Neighborhood. Our commitment to the families,
businesses, schools, and churches is what drives the all volunteer
staff. Our web site is an extension of our mission to support Brookline
and I hope you take the opportunity not only take a virtual tour of our
community but to stop by to shop, eat, drink, or live in one of
Pittsburgh’s best kept secrets.
Established
as a shopping district in the 1920’s for a rapidly growing
community, Brookline Boulevard has weathered the many changes and
challenges in the way retail business operates. During it’s 85
year history, the Boulevard has evolved as well. Its convenience has
made it home for over 90 businesses and services along it’s mile
long Mainstreet style business district. Brookline Boulevard has
national firms such as CVS, Medicine Shoppe and Sunoco; strong regional
businesses such as CoGo's and National City Bank. It
also boasts a collection of local restaurants, pizza shops, bakeries,
florists, a wine and spirits store, a beer distributor, barbers, hair
salons, assorted service businesses and the ethnic foods landmark
Pitaland. The Boulevard also has several medical and dental offices, as
well as institutional and governmental offices. Carnegie Library
recently spent 2.5 million dollars on renovating the Brookline Branch
which was completed in late 2003. The Boulevard’s wide and open
feel with substantial pedestrian traffic and access to public
transportation is a strong asset for operating a business. Being a
secondary traffic artery, there is ample visibility and opportunity for
small businesses that are astute to the needs of their customer and can
create an experience of uniqueness that individuals seek.
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Moonlite Café-Resturant
In
the July 2006 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine, Brookline was featured in
an article entitled: “10 Neighborhoods You Need to Know
About”. There are 130 municipalities in Allegheny County and over
80 distinct neighborhoods in Pittsburgh alone, but Brookline easily met
the criteria of good housing stock, affordability, ease of commute and
shopping, and most of all a strong sense of community. Brookline is the
second largest neighborhood within the City of Pittsburgh with over
23,000 residents. The community has a strong core of youth activities,
political activism, civic and religious organizations as well as
amenities such as two city parks and a newly renovated Carnegie
library. It has the convenience of a Mainstreet style business district
with 90 businesses along a one mile stretch of Brookline Boulevard.
Brookline is great place for individuals and families who are seeking
undiscovered value through good urban demographics and housing stock,
easy access to all major roads, a main street business district, a
great library, a strong program of extra-curricular sports for kids and
a sense of community for all of us who want Brookline to continue to
thrive.
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