A Little Bit Of Shangri La Exists In Mt. Lebanon

Just off busy Castle Shannon Boulevard near the intersection with Mt. Lebanon Boulevard, sits a tranquil, almost bucolic-looking Mt. Lebanon neighborhood known to just a few. It's called Arlington Park and it is a privately owned street, with shareholders who maintain the street through a $100 per household assessment. Mt. Lebanon Township provides police and fire protection as well as two strategically placed saltboxes.

Few know about Arlington Park -- probably because it's seldom seen. The street ends in a cul de sac bounded by the Mt. Lebanon Golf Course, Shady Drive East, Castle Shannon Boulevard and the Paul Kossman development of a new office complex. The street goes nowhere except to the 11 homes there and it is hidden from passersby.

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