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McKEES ROCKS, PITTSBURGH, PA
The site selected for this thesis is 15 minutes northwest of the city of Pittsburgh, in the town of McKees Rocks. The site occupies a strip of land that divides the town in half.
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The previous occupants of the site, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company, used the site from late 19th century to the early 1970s. P&LE Railroad Company primarily used this site as a service facility for their rail cars. After leaving the area in the early 1970s, the town was left without jobs and a large, barren strip of land that divided the community.
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