Highland Park, settled by Alexander Negley in 1778, is a family neighborhood of tree-lined streets, sprawling 500-acre Highland Park, and the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Location:
Highland Park sits on the corner of the city of Pittsburgh, northeast of Downtown, and is surrounded by the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of East Liberty, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Larimer and Morningside.
Attractions & Recreation:
The Highland Park neighborhood is best known as the home of the Pittsburgh Zoo. It also features beautiful 500-acre Highland Park, with tennis courts, a public swimming pool, picnic areas, wooded trails and a community designed and built Super Playground.
Homes & Housing:
Tree-lined streets full of Victorian, Tudor and Colonial homes -- from modest to grand -- characterize the family-oriented neighborhood of Highland Park.
Highland Park is represented by Pittsburgh City Council District 7.
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--Neighborhood description courtesy of the City of Pittsburgh. All rights reserved.
