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'''Esplen''' is a [[neighborhood]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]'s |
'''Esplen''' is a [[neighborhood]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]'s west city area. It has a zip code of 15204, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). |
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The area bears the name of John Esplen, an early settler.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yZVRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3867%2C5573034 | title=Pittsburgh today made up of many villages | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=Jan 14, 1953 | access-date=2 December 2015 | author=Bloom, Albert W. | pages=23}}</ref> Esplen started out as a Railroad Camp, which housed workers building the various [[railroad]]s which border Esplen. |
The area bears the name of John Esplen, an early settler.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yZVRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3867%2C5573034 | title=Pittsburgh today made up of many villages | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=Jan 14, 1953 | access-date=2 December 2015 | author=Bloom, Albert W. | pages=23}}</ref> Esplen started out as a Railroad Camp, which housed workers building the various [[railroad]]s which border Esplen. |