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Posted on 08/30/2015 10:35:58 PM PDT by re_nortex
My father grew up in Oakland. His house overlooked the river. He was quite the delinquent back in the 50’s while attending Conleys Vo tech. He would have kicked our backsides if we even attempted the stuff he did. Isalys wasn’t spared and that’s all I will say!!!
What a nice story! Back when athletes were role models!!
Hi KM!
Was it Lawn Street perhaps? It’s a small world.
My kids all have friends who go to Pitt Main and they rent these hideous efficiencies (or share a house) many in the neighborhood I grew up in. Many were mill houses built in the late 1800s and we’re falling down 30+ years ago when I moved out and got married. It’s insane what is charged for rooms there (my only Pitt grad went to UPJ).
Anyways my mom lived for a while on Lawn street, but the state took that house (it was on the bluff side, overlooking the Mon) when they blasted for the Parkway east. Their home prior to that one was in the lower Hill (Melody Tent) and my grandmother took in borders. The state (or someone) bought out that property for the old Civic Arena.
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Aging Michiganders remember the Red Rose tea monkey swing band too.
If you don’t know Knish you were not a TV watching child in Pittsburgh in the early 69’s!
Early 60’s??? Nope!! Wasn’t born yet!!!
Being a southern boy who got involuntarily transplanted to Pittsburgh Red Rose was at least one semi comfort, it was the only packaged Iced Tea available at the time that didn’t have lemon (or fake lemon flavor) added to it.
So if I was out and wanted a sweet tea I could have one.
I don’t even know if its still around anymore haven’t seen one in ages.
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Sounds familiar but I can’t place it.
Yes, the good old days when the Burg was an industrial power house. Now it’s a union, liberal hell hole coal and steel in the dumper.
Can you imagine if they tried that these days?
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