| Greensburg, PA is a smaller city with a very high | | | | four large department stores called downtown |
| quality of life. Once a coal mining town, the city has | | | | Greensburg 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 for | | | | located within the city limits as well. Eight different |
| businesses and the arts. Greensburg offers a "small | | | | wards or neighborhoods make up the city of |
| town" feel but with all the amenities of a much larger | | | | Greensburg. The Downtown Greensburg Historic |
| city. Many historical buildings are also within city limits | | | | District and the Academy Hill Historic District are two |
| making Greensburg a city steeped in tradition and | | | | city neighborhoods that hold the honor of being |
| history. Greensburg's proximity to Pittsburgh should | | | | designated as U.S. national historic districts. The |
| also be noted. For anyone looking to relocate to | | | | Academy Hill District is made up of over two hundred |
| Western Pennsylvania, Greensburg is a rich city that | | | | and 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 hub | | | | Greensburg Historic District sits just above the |
| located in Western Pennsylvania. It is seated in | | | | Academy Hill neighborhood. This neighborhood boasts |
| Westmoreland County and is twenty six miles south | | | | sixty two buildings that are on the register. |
| east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is also the county | | | | Pennsylvania Avenue also runs through this |
| seat of Westmoreland County. In 2007 this small city | | | | neighborhood. |
| made the list of "Best Places to Retire" in a report | | | | This 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 Greensburg | | | | also boasts claim to The Palace Theater which |
| had a population of 15,889 people. If you take into | | | | houses the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra. The |
| account the areas immediately surrounding | | | | Westmoreland Cultural Trust has had much to do |
| Greensburg the population of the Greater Greensburg | | | | with Greensburg's developing cultural district. This |
| area jumps to 57,225 people. It should be noted that | | | | group has been responsible for renovating many |
| during work hours the city's population doubles due | | | | commercial buildings of historical and architectural |
| to the many people who commute to Greensburg | | | | interest downtown. Additionally Seton Hall University |
| from surrounding areas for work. Allegheny Energy | | | | is developing a Performing Arts Center in the area. A |
| and Excela Health are two of the region's largest | | | | hands 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 is | | | | the former Mellon Bank building located downtown. |
| home to many mom and pop type stores. A large | | | | Greensburg is also home to a booming local music |
| and modern mall also exists in the area. At one time | | | | scene and offers a hip night life scene as well. |