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| - === Median Home Price: $73,500 Population: 9,089 Factoid: Founded by German immigrant John Conrad Winebiddle in early 1800s That's Amore The booth benches are hard, the light is dim, but the burgers are great. And whatever you order at Tessaro's, you'll always get a side order of nostalgia, and maybe even run into your old classmates from the former St. Joseph's Catholic School on your way out the door to Liberty Avenue. St. Joseph's ChurchSt. Joseph's Catholic Church is a reminder of the neighborhod's early German heritage. It's now part of Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph Parish.
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| - === Median Home Price: $73,500 Population: 9,089 Factoid: Founded by German immigrant John Conrad Winebiddle in early 1800s That's Amore The booth benches are hard, the light is dim, but the burgers are great. And whatever you order at Tessaro's, you'll always get a side order of nostalgia, and maybe even run into your old classmates from the former St. Joseph's Catholic School on your way out the door to Liberty Avenue. Lombardozzi's, Del's and Donatelli's dotting Liberty Avenue aren't just good eating; they're also the heart of Pittsburgh's Little Italy, supported by generations of locals. Flat, walkable and stable, the neighborhood at the northern end of Bloomfield Bridge draws strength from plenty of decades-old institutions, including thriving Liberty Avenue merchants. Downtown Bloomfield"People buy their rings here, get married there, and send their kids to Mac [Immaculate Conception School]," says Karla Owens of Bloomfield Jewelry, who's president of the local business group. "We have a strong ethnic identity." One of the neighborhood's most visible ethnic groups are the Italians, represented in September with the local Italian Festival. St. Joseph's ChurchSt. Joseph's Catholic Church is a reminder of the neighborhod's early German heritage. It's now part of Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph Parish. St. Joseph's Church and West Penn Hospital lend a touch of height and red-brick grandeur to this neighborhood of row homes. Splitting Friendship Avenue into two squares behind the hospital, Bloomfield's Friendship Park provides green space close to the business district. It's a popular destination for residents of this neighborhood, which offers large, older homes or cozy row houses. "We have smaller row houses here, giving Bloomfield an edge over Friendship. It's more affordable than Friendship," says graphic designer Terry Aiello. Her Lorigan Street home has been in the family since the early 1900s. Pittsburgh's Little Italy There's room for new, too, like the Luna Square development, a mixed retail-office plan for Baum Boulevard at Cypress.
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