South Side Park (Pittsburgh)

Not to be confused with South Shore Riverfront Park, a nearby park on the Monongahela River.

South Side Park
Type	Municipal Park
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.421°N 79.977°W / 40.421; -79.977
Area	65 acres (260,000 m^2)
Operated by	Pittsburgh Department of Parks & Recreation

South Side Park is an urban park in Pittsburgh. It is situated in a ravine that divides the South Side Slopes neighborhood, and extends to the location of the former Oliver Ormsby estate in Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania, Ormsby Manor.

History

The park occupies land formerly used by the St. Clair Incline, and the former site of a Sankey brick works.

Plant Species

Invasive Species: 1. Vitis 2. Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) 3. Alliaria petiolata 4. Lonicera japonica 5. Menispermum canadense 6. Catalpa speciosa 7. Cirsium arvense 8. Celastrus orbiculatus

External links

• Pittsburgh Dept. of Parks & Recreation website
• South Side Chamber of Commerce [1]