John J. Chapman

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A 30-minute trip through Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh’s original Little Italy, Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette, 5 Aug 1905 🇮🇹

Fifth Avenue High School, 1964

Fifth Avenue High School, 1964

Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade #106 in the books. The parade has run every year since 1919 and is one of the oldest and longest Vererans Day parades in the country. 🇺🇸

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Election night, 4 Nov 1958 — 67 years ago today

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A former employee of U.S. Steel, he started demonstrating against them in mid to late-1960s and protested for over 30 years.

Don Drusky was another downtown institution. With neatly printed double sandwich boards, he often protested U.S. Steel and the USW. Drusky rarely stood still long enough for people to read it all.

Street minister Ron Sicilia preached for years at Fifth Avenue & Smithfield Street. Whatever happened to him?

Pete Flaherty campaigning for mayor of Pittsburgh in 1969

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Nixon rally at Civic Arena - October 28, 1968
57 years ago yesterday

Looking up Graeme St. towards Market Square from Fifth Ave.

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The Holiday House celebrated its 4th Anniversary this week in 1959

Throwback

Mar 1958 photo showing St. Peter’s Church and Epiphany Church behind. St. Peter’s was demolished in 1960 for Chatham Center.

A final Christmas plea in 1959 to save St. Peter’s Church. It was demolished in 1960.

The Save St. Peter’s Church committee formed a parade on Fernando Street on the feast of St. Peter, 29 Jun 1958