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agallochspires: down the stairs in pittsburgh

agallochspires:

down the stairs in pittsburgh

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three50eight wrote: Braddock, Pennsylvania, is an old steel-mill town outside of Pittsburgh. Like many towns in the Rust Belt, the modern era left Braddock a shell of its former self. But the remaining residents have refused to give up on their city, instead embracing a changing economy and finding innovative ways to thrive again. This is a look at a history of Braddock, and hopefully an inspiration to every town looking to reclaim its glory days. (via Braddock, Pennsylvania: A Graphic Timeline - Cities - GOOD )

three50eight wrote:

Braddock, Pennsylvania, is an old steel-mill town outside of Pittsburgh. Like many towns in the Rust Belt, the modern era left Braddock a shell of its former self. But the remaining residents have refused to give up on their city, instead embracing a changing economy and finding innovative ways to thrive again. This is a look at a history of Braddock, and hopefully an inspiration to every town looking to reclaim its glory days. (via Braddock, Pennsylvania: A Graphic Timeline - Cities - GOOD

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webzapping: A Weapon Of Defence: Western Telephone, 1952, at the X-Ray Delta Industrial Works, Pittsburgh, PA.

webzapping:

A Weapon Of Defence:

Western Telephone, 1952, at the X-Ray Delta Industrial Works, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Well, you finally did it. You managed to take a brewery that has been through the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, two world wars, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Iraq war - even the Great Depression - [and] move it out of the city that has supported you since 1861.
Dave Kelly (former union leader who worked at Iron City for 34 years) qtd. in Len Boselovic’s article in the Post Gazette.