July 23, 2025

One of four neighborhood divisions of the Hill District, Terrace Village is home to 3,000 residents and also includes part of the Pitt campus. We headed to Thomas & Sons Snow Cones, a pop-up stand on Centre Ave, for a midday snack. Liddy and Pippa both selected red syrup and Edmund had green, which he described as sour apple flavor. We then took a walk down the street, focusing on the left-hand side, since Centre Ave divides Terrace Village from the neighborhood of Middle Hill District. Within two-tenths of a mile, we passed three churches, almost every other building, including two that Liddy has visited or preached in as part of her work. We then hopped back in the car for an extended tour around the neighborhood, driving through Oak Hill, an affordable housing development that replaced a previous housing project, bringing higher quality housing to the area.

Fun Fact:
Frank E. Bolden, one of the first two African American WWII correspondents, worked for The Pittsburgh Courier, the leading African American newspaper at the time, located in Terrace Village.