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storyThe Vice District Built Beside RespectabilityPittsburgh’s vice districts did not exist outside respectable property markets. Brothels, saloons, lodging houses, theaters, churches, factories, and family homes could occupy the same few blocks.Historyviceproperty records
storyThe Taverns Where The Walls Kept ScoreThe poker machine did not have to spit out coins to become a gambling device. In Pittsburgh-area taverns, the payout could happen at the cash register.Historygamblingvideo poker
storyRoute 51 After DarkAfter the mills released a shift and Downtown offices went dark, Route 51 became a ribbon of headlights leading south from Pittsburgh.HistoryRoute 51nightlife