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Tree lined street in Vandergrift, PA, circa 1940.
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City street.

Credit: Library of Congress

These two-and-one-half story, three-bedroom homes were typical of those found in the Olmsted-designed sections of Vandergrift. Unable to afford them, some skilled laborers had to take in boarders to help them meet their mortgage payments.

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