Thousand of jobless men gathered in the city to begin a trek to Washington D.C.
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1930s
Nettie Gordon proved untouchable as a keeper of bawdy houses.
Look at the picturesPittsburgh’s unseen “Queen of the Underworld”
She and her fellow “dips” were the most despised of the city’s criminal element
Look at the picturesFainting Bertha and other “rats” of Pittsburgh’s underworld
There are no Brass Rail restaurants left in the Pittsburgh area today… and no spittoons in use.
Look at the picturesBrass Rail Restaurant: A true hit in old Pittsburgh now gone