New Castle, PA Condo for Sale

Newcomers to New Castle, a small Rust Belt city in Northwestern Pennsylvania, often marvel at its culinary diversity. Here, diners can find Asian, Italian and Syrian restaurants, among others. “New Castle is a city of many cultures,” says April Boyd, a Realtor with Realty One who lives north of town in Hermitage. “You won’t find a lot of commercial chains. It’s mostly small businesses and mom-and-pop places.” Eastern Europeans and Middle Easterners came to New Castle in large numbers around the turn of the century, attracted by the city’s steel mills and other industries. Today, the area’s cultural traditions are celebrated at Lawrence County Heritage Days in Cascade Park in late August. Greek immigrants also settled in New Castle and introduced the city to chili dogs, which were so beloved that New Castle is now known as the “hotdog capital of the world.” The city is also renowned for its fireworks industry. Two companies, Pyrotecnico and Zambelli Fireworks, are based in New Castle and have been featured in Presidential celebrations and Super Bowls. The city also has a Fireworks Festival in late July to celebrate its other epithet — “Fireworks Capital of America.” Hotdogs and