Pgh. Mail List -- 40-Mt..Washington Revival

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> I've seen Columbus Ohio rebuild German Village from an inner city dump to one
> of the prime residential and acitivity areas of the city.  They are now in
> another area and doing the same thing.

I've heard about this from a former Pittsburgh resident who now lives in
Columbus. Some of the people in the German Village area take their
neighborhood's well being quite seriously. I heard that when a family
considered to be undesirable by the neighbors moved in, the house burned
down mysteriously. The new family did not rebuild and fled the
neighborhood. No one else sharing their physical characteristics
attempted to move into the area for quite some time after that. That's
disgusting.

Imagine, if you will, four Pittsburgh tourist lines: One to an
attraction in each direction. All connected by a downtown circulator
known as the 77/54. Ken J.