Four Mile Run | |
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  Four Mile Run Location of Four Mile Run in Greenfield | |
| Coordinates:40°25′39″N79°56′50″W / 40.42747°N 79.94726°W /40.42747; -79.94726 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny County |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| Neighborhood | Greenfield (Pittsburgh) |
Four Mile Run, also known as Ruska Dolina (Rusyn Valley), is a valley in theGreenfield section ofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States.[1] The small neighborhood formed around the growth of Pittsburgh's steel industry asRusyn immigrants settled in the area for employment at the nearby steel mill in theHazelwood neighborhood and formedSt. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church.[2]
Essentially, it is the southern portion ofJunction Hollow that lies beneath the heavily-traveledInterstate 376, or Parkway East, which is elevated 85 feet (26 m) above "The Run" via the 1,060-foot (320 m) Four Mile Run Bridge. For Pittsburghers, it is a place driven over and seldom seen, although St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church's golden-lit domes can be observed from the Parkway East (Interstate 376).
"The Run" itself is reference for a stream—about four miles (6.4 km) aboveThe Point—that empties there into theMonongahela River. The neighborhood is distinctive because of its severe geographic isolation from the rest of the city. Today the stream Four Mile Run is piped underneath the neighborhood to the Monongahela River.
In the early 20th century manyRusyn immigrants from theCarpathian Mountains settled in Four Mile Run. Most came to work in Pittsburgh's steel industry, and the neighborhood was adjacent to a largesteel mill of theJones and Laughlin Steel Company. Thus they called their community "Ruska Dolina", which translates as Rusyn Valley. In 1910 they established a church there,St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church. The parish is famous today as the childhood place of worship for theRusyn artistAndy Warhol and his family, who lived in nearbyOakland.[3][4]