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How Bootleggers & Bullets Brought Nightlife to the Hill

How Bootleggers & Bullets Brought Nightlife to the Hill

The Hill District was a thriving neighborhood 100 years ago, known as much for its nightlife as its rich, cultural heritage — until the city leveled it to build the predecessor to PPG Paints Arena. Learn the history of a predominantly Black neighborhood and how two white brothers used nefarious means to bankroll big portions of it.