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Profile America: First Drive-in Gas Station

Profile America: First Drive-in Gas Station

Sunday, December 1. On this date in 1913, what is today the Gulf Oil Company opened the nation’s first drive-in gas station. Located at the intersection of Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street in Pittsburgh, the filling station was a […]

by · November 30, 2019 · Census, Profile America, Transportation
The used-clothing thief wheels away a shopping cart full of items that was headed to area churches and organizations. --Photo by David Greene

Brazen Used Clothing Bandit Strikes Again!

Brazen Used Clothing Bandit Strikes Again! by David Greene For the second time in three months a bandit who pillages through used clothing bins has again escaped with articles of clothing destined for the poor and destitute. The apparent homeless […]

by · January 7, 2017 · Local News, News