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How Bootleggers & Bullets Brought Nightlife to the Hill

How Bootleggers & Bullets Brought Nightlife to the Hill

City Cast Pittsburgh

February 22, 202316m 29s

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Show Notes

Urban "renewal" changed the Lower Hill from a bustling neighborhood filled with nightclubs and bars to a parking lot — and soon, a behemoth skyscraper and multimillion dollar concert venue. Author and historian David Rotenstein is here to harken back to the nightlife of 100 years ago and two nefarious brothers who bankrolled it all.

Check out David's full story for NEXTpittsburgh.

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