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Posted Mar 27, 2015, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 45
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Brownsville, PA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville,_Pennsylvania
Brownsville, PA was founded in 1785 along the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh. It eventually became where the National Road crossed the river. During the 1800s, it became a shipbuilding center, and would later thrive w/ the coal, coke, and railroad industries. It reached its peak population over 8,000 in the 1940 census.
Deindustrialization eventually caused a significant loss of jobs in the region, and the current population is 2,331. It's main business district, called "the Neck", is now largely abandoned. That being stated, there is a largely intact historic district on the hill above the Neck. There also seems to be some new signs of life in the Neck, as there are currently 2 historic buildings in the process of being renovated. There is also a plan to create a park in Snowden Square, which abuts the Neck. On another historic note, the first cast iron arch bridge in the United States was built in 1839 over Dunlaps Creek, and it is still standing to this day.
Downtown Brownsville ("The Neck")
Historic Brownsville Welcomes You by jmd41280, on Flickr
Brownsville St. - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Downtown Brownsville and Snowden Square by jmd41280, on Flickr
41 Market Street (1902) - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Snowdon Building (1907) - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Flatiron Building (1835) - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Alley between abandoned buildings - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Union Station (1928), now abandoned - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Abandoned Towne House Apartments - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Discover the Mid Mon by jmd41280, on Flickr
Snowdon Building (1907) - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Mostly abandoned downtown Brownsville by jmd41280, on Flickr
Snowden Square Revitalization Plans by jmd41280, on Flickr
Abandoned Kart's Fashion Center - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Dunlaps Creek Bridge Marker by jmd41280, on Flickr
Downtown Brownsville from Dunlaps Creek Bridge by jmd41280, on Flickr
Mouth of Dunlaps Creek by jmd41280, on Flickr
National Deposit Bank Building - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Water Street - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Dunlaps Creek Bridge (1839) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Steamboat Enterprise by jmd41280, on Flickr
Intercounty Bridge (1914) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Market Street - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Krause's Furniture - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Riverside Wharf Park and Intercounty Bridge - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Market Street - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Dunlaps Creek Bridge (1839), w/ Intercounty Bridge (1914) in the background by jmd41280, on Flickr
Downtown and Snowden Square - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Signs of life in downtown Brownsville by jmd41280, on Flickr
Brownsville Public Library by jmd41280, on Flickr
National Deposit Bank Building (1922) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Brownsville Northside Historic District
Philander Knox Birthplace (1816) - 322 Front St., Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
401 Front Street (1811) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Historic Front Street - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Brownsville Northside Historic District by jmd41280, on Flickr
Nemacolin (or Bowman's) Castle by jmd41280, on Flickr
Lane Bane Bridge (1960) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Intercounty Bridge (1914) by jmd41280, on Flickr
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church (1918) by jmd41280, on Flickr
Brownsville Northside Historic District by jmd41280, on Flickr
Bonus shots from July 2013
Hilltop view of Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Monongahela River - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
Lane Bane Bridge (US 40) - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church - Brownsville, PA by jmd41280, on Flickr
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Calvin: "I wonder where we go when we die."
Hobbes: "Pittsburgh?"
Calvin: "You mean if we're good or if we're bad?"
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