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storyThe Mall That Pittsburgh Built to Save East Liberty—and Nearly Killed ItEast Liberty’s Penn Circle and pedestrian-mall experiment tried to compete with suburban shopping but disrupted the street network and commercial ecosystem it was meant to save.HistoryEast LibertyPenn Circle
storyThe Neighborhood Pittsburgh Almost Erased—and the People Who Fought BackManchester and Chateau show two sides of urban renewal: clearance and industrial conversion on one side, preservation and resident organizing on the other.HistoryManchesterChateau
storyThe Year Pittsburgh Became America’s Deadliest CityThe 1918 influenza pandemic killed nearly 4,600 Pittsburgh residents and exposed how war production, crowded transit, smoke and delayed closures amplified biological vulnerability.History1918 influenzapandemic
storyThe Day Pittsburgh Swallowed an Entire CityAllegheny City voted against consolidation, but Pennsylvania counted Pittsburgh and Allegheny together; Pittsburgh’s larger majority prevailed and the fight ended at the U.S. Supreme Court.HistoryAllegheny CityNorth Side