October 2, 2012 / Pittsburgh n'at

Steel mill’s exterior

Jan. 12, 1967: In the 1960s Pittsburgh’s industrial base was still strong, but a crisis loomed. In the 1970s the city lived through difficult days of layoffs and mill closures as major industrial corporations left the city.

To see what Pittsburgh looked like in the 1960s check out this short clip, “Tour of Pittsburgh: 1965.”

(Pittsburgh Press photo)

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