CLAIRTON
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CLAIRTON |
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NAME: Clairton COUNTY: Allegheny ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Summer: hot; Sping/Fall: Pleasant; Winter: Cold BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring-Summer-Fall |
COMMENTS:
Though only a semi-ghost, Clairton is so full of abandoned and crumbling buildings that it merits as one of the best ghostly towns in Western Pennsylvania. Entire blocks of the old downtown are abandoned or boarded up; near the old steel mill is a row of completely derelict storefronts and bars. REMAINS: Lots of crumbling and abandoned brick structures |
| Clairton’s existence began just after the turn of the 20th century when the United States Steel Corporation acquired a large tract along the west side of the Monongahela River, about 13 miles south of Pittsburgh. The city peaked in the late 1950s when the population approached 25,000. The collapse of the steel industry left a large portion of the population jobless, and large parts of the city have descended into poverty and crime. The city lacks the funding to carry out the demolition of condemned buildings, so empty storefronts an abandoned houses plague the area. Current population of around 5,000. Submitted by: Mark Hotz |
 Abandoned Store Fronts Courtesy Mark Hotz |
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