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"It was fun growin' up in Blawnox"
by Jean Pecman
  • December 18, 2024
  • 8 mins story
1. What is something special about work and life here, now or in the past?
This 1973 aerial photo shows Blawnox before RIDC Park. The land for RIDC Park includes the Kincaid Farm Pecman mentions and land from the Allegheny County Workhouse. Courtesy Historic Pittsburgh.
While before Pecman's time, this aerial shot of Blawnox from the 1930s shows how the town looked before the industrial fallout of the 1970s. Courtesy Blawnox 50th Anniversary Book.
Also before Pecman's birth, this circa 1930 photo shows the condition of roads in Blawnox during that time. Courtesy Blawnox 50th Anniversary Book.
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