Episode 09: Hazelwood, A Pittsburgh Neighborhood on the Cusp of Change
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Kids ride their bikes in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Hazelwood. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Episode 09 of Grapple takes you to Hazelwood. It’s a neighborhood in Southeast Pittsburgh that’s only four miles from downtown but hard to get to by public transportation. Besides feeling physically isolated from the rest of the city, residents in Hazelwood have watched other neighborhoods redevelop and cash in on Pittsburgh’s renaissance. But a big change is finally underway in Hazelwood, where a former coke and steel mill site is being turned into a huge site for tech research, commercial use and housing. Check out the photo essay: http://bit.ly/2f7q7EJ
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