About Us
“Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.”
~Anthony D’Angelo
Our Mission
Pretty Up Beechview is an all-volunteer community group dedicated to maintaining and beautifying the neighborhood of Beechview through:
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Litter clean-up
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Dump site clean-up
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Billboard garden tending
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Nature trail maintenance
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Community garden stewardship
- Neighborhood engagement
Our Greenspaces
The Beechview neighborhood has weathered a generation of real estate neglect, especially along its business corridor. However, we will not let vacant lots and untended spaces be our legacy.
Our legacy will be a sense of neighborhood environmental stewardship for all Beechview residents, built in partnership with other community organizations.
Beechview is on the verge of reclaiming its title as a desirable neighborhood. We are proud to know that the rest of Pittsburgh is beginning to realize what we’ve already known!
![A man digging in a garden with raised beds all around.](http://www.prettyupbeechview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/P_20180428_160611_2.jpg)
Beechview Community Garden
Pretty Up Beechview is the steward of the Beechview Community Garden, located at 1229 Rockland Ave. across from Beechwood Elementary School.
![A colorful mural patio in the middle of a fenced parklet](http://www.prettyupbeechview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sgfas.jpg)
Jardín de Unidad
In 2017 students from Brashear’s Latin-American Student Union joined Pretty Up Beechview and many other community members and organisations to turn an empty and trash-filled lot into a beautiful parklet along Broadway Ave. It is free and open to the community for all to enjoy.
![A fence with a sign for Seldom Seen Greenway in front of a historic stone tunnel and surrounded by tulips in bloom.](http://www.prettyupbeechview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Image5.jpg)
Seldom Seen Greenway
Seldom Seen Greenway is a large tract of forest mostly located in Beechview that PUB helps steward with other local organisations and volunteers as part of the Seldom Seen Working Group.