Greensburg, PA selected as one of the "Best Places to Retire"

Greensburg, PA is a smaller city with a very highfour large department stores called downtown
quality of life. Once a coal mining town, the city hasGreensburg their home. Today light and moderate
adapted well and adjusted to the changing times.industry thrives within the city. A hospital is also
Industry thrives here and the city is a magnet forlocated within the city limits as well. Eight different
businesses and the arts. Greensburg offers a "smallwards or neighborhoods make up the city of
town" feel but with all the amenities of a much largerGreensburg. The Downtown Greensburg Historic
city. Many historical buildings are also within city limitsDistrict and the Academy Hill Historic District are two
making Greensburg a city steeped in tradition andcity neighborhoods that hold the honor of being
history. Greensburg's proximity to Pittsburgh shoulddesignated as U.S. national historic districts. The
also be noted. For anyone looking to relocate toAcademy Hill District is made up of over two hundred
Western Pennsylvania, Greensburg is a rich city thatand forty buildings with a farmhouse built in 1840
deserves your consideration.being the oldest on the register. The Downtown
Greensburg is a major cultural and business hubGreensburg Historic District sits just above the
located in Western Pennsylvania. It is seated inAcademy Hill neighborhood. This neighborhood boasts
Westmoreland County and is twenty six miles southsixty two buildings that are on the register.
east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is also the countyPennsylvania Avenue also runs through this
seat of Westmoreland County. In 2007 this small cityneighborhood.
made the list of "Best Places to Retire" in a reportThis proud city is home to the Westmoreland
published by the U.S. News and World Report.Museum of American Art. The city's cultural district
According to the 2000 census the city of Greensburgalso boasts claim to The Palace Theater which
had a population of 15,889 people. If you take intohouses the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra. The
account the areas immediately surroundingWestmoreland Cultural Trust has had much to do
Greensburg the population of the Greater Greensburgwith Greensburg's developing cultural district. This
area jumps to 57,225 people. It should be noted thatgroup has been responsible for renovating many
during work hours the city's population doubles duecommercial buildings of historical and architectural
to the many people who commute to Greensburginterest downtown. Additionally Seton Hall University
from surrounding areas for work. Allegheny Energyis developing a Performing Arts Center in the area. A
and Excela Health are two of the region's largesthands on science center to be named the Discovery
employers. Greensburg is a city that maintains a small& Interactive Science Center has also been proposed
town feel.for this area. A possible location for this attraction is
Pennsylvania Avenue is the city's "main street" as it isthe former Mellon Bank building located downtown.
home to many mom and pop type stores. A largeGreensburg is also home to a booming local music
and modern mall also exists in the area. At one timescene and offers a hip night life scene as well.