Point of interest
The August Wilson House
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Tips from locals
Tess
May 7, 2022
I hope someone makes this a museum.
Jennifer
October 17, 2021
Born in 1945, the great playwright spent his first 13 years here with his mother and five siblings, crammed into two rooms (later four). A Jewish family ran a small mom-and-pop store in front, and two Italian brothers repaired shoes and watches next door — Jewish and Italian and Black, the three major groups in the once-multiethnic Hill that turned almost entirely Black after 1968.
Born in 1945, the great playwright spent his first 13 years here with his mother and five siblings, crammed into two rooms (later four). A Jewish family ran a small mom-and-pop store in front, and two Italian brothers repaired shoes and watches next door — Jewish and Italian and Black, the three maj…
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1727 Bedford Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
Crawford-Roberts