OCT. 31, 2018 | Days after the horrific murder of 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue, people continued to mourn, offering flowers, candles, hand-written signs and more.
As the city coped with the grief that filtered throughout neighborhoods of Halloween trick-or-treaters, it also showed a grittiness — a toughness — of dealing with adversity.
Generations ago, the Pittsburgh area was home to half of the world’s steel production thanks to more than 75 plants located nearby. Now, only two mills remain, explained Ron Baraff, director of historic resources and facilities for the Rivers of Steel nonprofit that maintains an old iron mill as a heritage site. The mills are gone for a variety of reasons, including lack of past investment in infrastructure and improvements in the technology of making steel.
Pittsburgh continues to grieve
A visit to the Carrie Furnaces
