tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34624632413202473282009-11-07T00:51:59.711-05:00Editornoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-45233239813552419692009-11-07T00:35:00.001-05:002009-11-07T00:38:56.633-05:00

Wlhile rambling around I came across an '80s group that is active meeting with reunions it appears somewhat frequently and they invite all classes. The following is from that website (which I failed to bookmark so don't ask for the URL) Saturday, November 28, 2009 McKeesport High School Reunion(all class years) on Sat Nov. 28th 2009 at the Boston Waterfront in McK., PA at 7:30 P.M. for everyone

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PLANNING/BRAINSTORMING/GET REACQUAINTED M A S H  CLASS  OF  1980  Reunion WHEN------------SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD AT 6PMWHERE------------VIKING LOUNGE3413 VERSAILLES AVE McKEESPORT We are looking for any and ALL able bodied classmates to come out and support your fellow ALUMNI ALL ideas and help requested and appreciated!!!!! We will be start by getting a committee together, coming up with

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Sorry about not posting much anymore. I got a call from Bill asking me to update things so here's the latest info: Always check for the latest information regarding McKeesport Class Reunion Listings at http://www.theconsortiumforpubliceducation.org/reunion.htm All the Classes of the 80’s Weekend Reunion Program of Events • Friday, 4 September 2009, 6 PM - Midnight at Viking Lounge, Versailles

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It appears the pot holes are finally getting the upper hand. The city intends to close Spring St. from High St. up to CornellTube City Video Almanac for June 8, 2009by tubecityonline

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Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-21393565198854552802008-12-29T23:35:00.010-05:002009-03-12T22:04:28.764-04:00

Always check http://www.theconsortiumforpubliceducation.org/reunion.htmfor up to date informationClass of 1944 (65th)Aug. 29Youghiogheny Country ClubClass of 1954 (55th)Sept. 12Greensburg Country ClubClass of 1959 (50th)Aug. 22Radisson MonroevilleClass of 1964 (45th)Aug. 22Dave & Buster's at The Waterfront in HomesteadClass of 1969 (40th)October 10, 2009Details:When: Oct 10 2009 6:00 PM - 11:30

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The Reunion Committee is trying to get in contact with the following classmates:NAME ----------------------- LAST KNOWN ADDRESSMilan Tatalovich --------------- GLENDALE, CAKatherine Puhala Foster ------- ALBUQUERQUE, NMJoann Cochran Weir ----------- MURPHY, NCBruce Koch -------------------- SAFETY HARBOR, FLWilliam Suckfield -------------- MCKEESPORT AREAPat Reno ---------------------- WARRINGTON

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I debated a long time about putting this slide set here but decided this needs to be shared. One of our alumni travels to Europe from time to time. His purpose is to search his family roots with our side benifit of getting to see the fabulous photos he shoots. This slide set has 90 photos of his trip to Slovakia in 2006. If you go to http://mckalum.spaces.live.com/ you can have the opportunity to

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-956482755153259202008-04-11T15:46:00.005-04:002008-10-08T20:42:31.322-04:00

DuMont Broadcasting's Captain Video - "master of time and space! Guardian of the safety of the world!"Other than Howdy Doody there wasn't much on TV in the early days. One early adventure series was the live science fiction series Captain Video and His Video Rangers. It had paper and cardboard sets and plenty of miscues that goes with learning how to produce a live program. All that did not

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-1412747044613005472008-03-31T14:48:00.005-04:002008-04-02T20:54:24.659-04:00

(third edit April 2, 2008)One our McKeesport alumni, Kula Manolakis-Goughnour (class of '72), sent me the note below way back in February. I asked her then if she would give me permission to post it here as well as ask Jason Togyer to include it in his Blog Tube City Almanac. So here it is March is gone and we are into April and this Master Procrastinator has finally got around to it.Kula is a

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-89863743917644938692008-03-24T15:16:00.005-04:002008-03-24T15:36:05.433-04:00

I know most people do not bother to read the comments others post below the messages and such so I'm posting one from Jason Togyer of Tube City Almanac fame (link to his Blog over in the side column) where he listed three links to some pictures dealing with the Eastland Mall I think you may find interesting.When the mall opened I was schlepping around in the rice paddies of the southeastern part

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-6779879070963713662008-03-18T23:46:00.005-04:002008-05-25T23:22:05.231-04:00

(Edited May25, 2008)Received an email that Bill Boyd class of 1960 has started a photo album of old newspaper clippings. They appear to be from the mid 40s to the 50s. The slide show of the photos here gets sticky sometimes as usual with anything from MSN is bound to. Nevertheless if the site is still there and you can get there by clicking on the following link:http://cid-0f840170e0975cf4.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-62198430607525700002008-03-08T20:54:00.003-05:002008-05-25T23:23:48.195-04:00

Ride from 10th ward across the Jerome Bridge and on down Lysle Blvd to where it meets 5th Ave (The wait at the red light is agonizing)*note*-This video clip and the two below this one are not mine. I received a phone call followed by an email that gave me the information about the links to them. So for all you that haven't been back here's another bit of the past. Should I ever manage to get back

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-21944904938734567162008-03-08T20:53:00.002-05:002009-06-24T13:08:15.454-04:00

Exterior and interior video of the church two months before the church closed, August 1993. The building was demolished February 1997Edit: Sorry but the person who had the video on YouTube removed it leaving me with a big blank square here. I searched and could not locate any readily available photos or videos.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-66533350456364783422008-03-08T20:51:00.001-05:002008-05-25T23:25:30.208-04:00

The filming locations Detectives.com sleuthed Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter. This filming took place in McKeesport Versailles Cemetery,PA. In the movie this is where Nick is Buried. We took this video footage June 2007This video footage is (c) Roland Keates (www.filminglocationsdetectives.com

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-40053607392358285042008-02-15T13:35:00.004-05:002008-02-16T14:08:11.975-05:00

After I posted that picture from Google Earth of the leveling of the old Eastland Mall (was it ever called a Mall?) that helped contribute to the decline of downtown McKeesport I wandered over to Jason Togyer's Tube City Almanac. He has a few new pictures of the city from somebody's back yard in Port Vue. Take a look see if you have not been there. Click on this LINK and see them full size.I

Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-20284342343898131682008-02-12T23:07:00.011-05:002008-02-15T14:03:32.685-05:00

This temporary experimental Blog is undergoing changes.As usual I start something and before I can blink my eyes it gets all out of control. This temporary Blog began as an experiment with me trying out a slide-show widget.I had a difficult time sleeping last night/this morning because all the bits and pieces of McKeesport history that I found on the net kept popping into my mind. Something kept

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The Red & BlueHail, Alma Mater's colors proudly flying,Red and Blue, we pledge to thee our loveDearer to us than crimson's deep or purple.Guide of our way, as true as stars above.(Chorus)Though some love the blue and gray,And others a gleam of gold;The flash of the green or silvery sheen,Displayed when the flags unfold:Whatever the shade may beThat keeps others brave and true:Though colors are

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(Edited May 25, 2008)The slide set may not work from time to time but as long as the site they are from continues to exist you can still see the pictures by clicking on the following link:http://mckeesportalumni.spaces.live.com/

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-50976741934794284702008-01-05T00:18:00.003-05:002008-02-17T22:48:03.186-05:00

From http://toyhouse.spaces.live.com/

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McKeesport Alumni have a forum on Delphi and used to meet at Renzi and then as the attendance decreased would meet at a local restaurant. Sadly they no longer meet as a group but will gladly meet up with you if you decided to visit.You can view these photos and more at the following link:http://mckeesportalumni.spaces.live.com/

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Frequently the slide set does not work but you can go to the link below to view photosFrom http://mckeesportalumni.spaces.live.com/

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-110126164713249512008-01-05T00:15:00.005-05:002008-05-25T23:34:21.527-04:00

(Edited March 24, 2008)The code for this slide set does not want to work all the time so as long as it still exists where it is you can see them there.Photos by John Polak. You can click on the link below to view the photos.http://mckeesportalumni.spaces.live.com/

Editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462463241320247328.post-8342011177254566132007-12-23T21:53:00.004-05:002008-05-25T23:38:30.178-04:00

Edited March 24, 2008The embedded slide set does not always work but as long as it still exists where it is you can see them there.No names were ever given for the photos. The photos passed on to me by Kula. You can click on the link below to view the photos.http://mckeesportalumni.spaces.live.com/

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