Monthly Archives: September 2011

Oh Where, Oh Where Can You Be?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jim

The number of friends, neighbors and family that have reconnected through this blog is really exciting. I find it very gratifying to know that I may have given someone the opportunity to reach out to others in their life. With … Continue reading →

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Special Memories

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jim

We live in a very disposable world. Disposable cameras, disposable phones, disposable razors and even disposable income! When I was a kid, things were quite different. Whether it was due to limited funds, or a holdover from the depression era, … Continue reading →

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The Road to Great Valley and Beyond

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jim

After my last post about Eastland Mall, I began remembering so many other things about my family’s travels outside of Duquesne. By the mid-60’s, Duquesne was no longer a self-sustaining area. Because of the “demise” of a large portion of … Continue reading →

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Remembering Eastland

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jim

Did you know that there is an obituary of sorts for shopping malls? Seriously! The site is simply called http://www.DeadMalls.com! Who would have thought it would come to that? The only reason I know this is that I happened to … Continue reading →

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Voices From Duquesne – September 15, 2011

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Jim

I have to say, the past three weeks have been rather strange in my area of the country! Since the end of August, we’ve had an earthquake, a hurricane, floods and today, a tornado that hit Ocean City! Since it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Where Are You My Friend???

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Jim

I wanted to remind everyone that I’ll be posting the latest messages I have received from current and former Duquesne friends and neighbors. I post these on the 1st and 15th of each month in the posts titled VOICES FROM … Continue reading →

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Duquesne’s Autumn!

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Jim

There is something about the arrival of September that triggers an immediate Autumn mindset for me. It doesn’t matter if the temperatures aren’t cooperating and are still hovering in the 80’s. In my mind, Fall is here. Living on the … Continue reading →

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Duquesne’s Rebirth? PART TWO

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jim

This is a continuation of my earlier post. Space restrictions on this WordPress blog allows only a specific amount of space to be used for each post. Sorry for the inconvenience, but read on……. In closing, I wanted to post … Continue reading →

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Duquesne’s Rebirth? PART ONE

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jim

Well, people have been casting their vote for “The Most Iconic Symbol of Duquesne.” As you can see from the results below, the Steel Mills have a resounding lead over the other choices. I find it interesting that the top two … Continue reading →

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