Pittsburgh Hil District

Pittsburgh's Hill District  seemed like New York City to Thomas Burks, who moved from the North Side to the Lower Hill during the late 1920s. Burks, 89, said Fullerton Street and Wylie Avenue — known as “the crossroads of the world” for jazz and entertainment — were alive with clubs like the Blue Note, Bambola Social Club and Loendi Club. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Urban Renewal and the Destruction of Black Neighborhoods