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VILLAGE REUNION TO CONTINUE IN SPITE OF DEMOLITION |
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VILLAGE REUNION TO CONTINUE IN SPITE OF DEMOLITION Old friends and families who grew up in the St. Clair Village Community gathered for the 16th annual St. Clair Village reunion July 16-18. The reunion started in 1995 because of the close- knit neighborhood. Lou Shealey, president of the St. Clair Village Committee, will keep the reunion going along with his committee members as long as there is breath in his body. He moved to St. Clair Village in 1954 and moved out in 1967. St. Clair Village was built in October 1953. It was once a thriving neighborhood with families who were very close. It wasn’t until recent years that crime took a toll on the neighborhood and reduced it to a high crime area. With the Pittsburgh Housing Authority demolishing the housing complex, it will be nothing but a memory for the former residents....read the full story from the New Pittsburgh Courier. MORE EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS COMING SOON!!!
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