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PICTURES:  Arcena Street in the Hill District
 
 
Formerly a jazz mecca and birthplace of playwright August Wilson, Pittsburgh's Hill District has struggled for years to recover from urban renewal policies of the past and today's negative media reports. Here a loyal resident tells why she lives in this neighborhood, why she loves living in this neighborhood.
by  FionaCheong  on Mar 26,2008
 
 
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