Mingo Junction is a place that I heard of while in Pittsburgh, but never visited. The photos you posted made me want to look around on street view - the main drag is definitely very drab, but some great old building stock. Hopefully it does get some new life.
Peak population was about 5,300 in 1970. Apparently George Washington spent a night camping in Mingo Town in 1770 - pretty neat (source:
Wikipedia).