Submitted by justjoeisfine t3_y6b9m7 in pittsburgh
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TheWorzardOfIz t1_isofn4s wrote
I always joked that you could film a zombie movie in downtown Brownsville. It was eerily deserted when I was in high school in the 00s
apersello34 t1_isog2hg wrote
Fun fact: my great aunt used to be the mayor back in the day!
da_london_09 t1_isoir73 wrote
First saw that town on the series 'I Am Not OK With This', went there slightly afterwards to take a few photos of the riverfront. Been meaning to get back there to shoot some more.
Nice shot!
apersello34 t1_isoqgx5 wrote
Fun fact: my great aunt used to be the mayor back in the day!
MrChichibadman t1_isos8ip wrote
Ok we get it.
sirdeionsandals t1_isotiri wrote
But great if you are into abandoned shit
justjoeisfine OP t1_isouhfh wrote
apersello34 t1_isouko6 wrote
Yes! How did you know??
justjoeisfine OP t1_isowggo wrote
Not many gals claiming to be ex-mayor of Brownsville
Justahumanimal t1_isowqe1 wrote
Still is. Place is creepy.
scottyboyandgirl t1_isoxjht wrote
And ONE of the,if not THE most affordable place to live in the country….
flyingbluepenny t1_isoxr92 wrote
Needs a warmer color balance
Crafty-Celebration54 t1_isozrrf wrote
You can almost smell the methamphetamines.
Mango027 t1_isp4ta7 wrote
Have you been to Brownsville?
CPEBachIsDead t1_ispc2el wrote
Didn’t Rick Sebak make a friggin documentary about her
Cold-Resolve1923 t1_ispes84 wrote
I still have a collections bag from the Brownsville Telegraph when I delivered papers. So sad to see the river towns just fade away here in mon valley, I live right up the river from there and have seen the mills close up and nothing in there place
thedudeabides412 t1_ispj64e wrote
Is everything still boarded up downtown?
lego22499 t1_ispjz4l wrote
Yeah pretty much, there are some businesses still around, and tbh I think the sandwich shop in town is great. Outside of a handful of businesses though, the main strip on the left of this picture is 80% boarded up/broken into abandoned buildings.
MrChichibadman t1_isppmg3 wrote
Is that the diner type place under the bridge?
lego22499 t1_ispsxjq wrote
Fiddles??? I'm almost positive that's still there and open, got some breakfast there bout 4 years back. The restaurant I'm talking about is called "the sandwich shop". It's a beatles themed deli with slapper bagels.
Cold-Resolve1923 t1_ispygo8 wrote
Not sure of now, but at one time they didnt care if you carved your initials in the tables
mvps412 t1_isq8i5c wrote
Yeah still is, they did demo the old hospital and nursing home finally, but the abandoned hotel is still there, so is the train station and the couple abandoned banks. The train station was very funny to get in to, the door that said “enter” was unlocked. 😂 it’s like a mini shopping mall inside of it, very cool layout.
mvps412 t1_isq8oum wrote
Until they tore down the hospital and nursing home. They also try to crack down on urbexers, the police will enter the buildings now despite not legally being allowed too.
TissueOfLies t1_isqhu8f wrote
My hometown! Last went back in 2019…
vonHindenburg t1_isqmdtg wrote
A decade or so ago, the fire chief sent an open letter to the mayor saying that he wouldn't order his men to enter most of the buildings because they were so unsound. At that point, I'd say we can ignore the niceties.
vonHindenburg t1_isqmqbo wrote
Going back to the 90's, the town was in pretty crappy shape. An investor bought up most of the downtown on the assumption that riverboat gambling would be legalized. It wasn't. He has, since that time, pretty much ignored the place, letting it decay to the sad point that we see today.
IngridVonBussen t1_isqoyxw wrote
I remember watching that! I would go on Google maps trying to find places 🤣
1stCaptainSkrall t1_isqp2t1 wrote
Used to date a girl from Brownsville, it's a super cozy little place
NikiPHeyHey t1_isqpbms wrote
I rented a one bedroom apartment for 2 years for 375 a month during college! Lol was def affordable 🤣
Atwood412 t1_isqqrnf wrote
Is this the Netflix series? Is it about Brownsville?
Atwood412 t1_isqqwh2 wrote
It was never rebuilt after the flood in the 1980s. Real sad. My gram is 86 and she still talks about the shops and boutiques downtown.
mrperfects_pencil t1_isqr6ks wrote
The ville! Way to make it look…not how it looks lol
mrperfects_pencil t1_isqracb wrote
Yep sandwich shop slaps. Also Pickers Pub is worth a visit.
mrperfects_pencil t1_isqrho1 wrote
mrperfects_pencil t1_isqrk0j wrote
Same…the ville doesn’t change haha
ADH-Kydex t1_isqrkyk wrote
They filmed a decent chunk of “I’m not okay with this” in Brownsville. Not a zombie movie, but there was some creepy stuff.
da_london_09 t1_isqrppu wrote
It was on Netflix, sadly only 1 season before getting cancelled. Just set there, but could have been any town.
NikiPHeyHey t1_isqs41l wrote
Haha yes!
OriginalIronDan t1_isqtrmb wrote
Same. Grew up in Connellsville, lived in Longenecker Hall ‘80-‘81 school year.
OriginalIronDan t1_isqtyvd wrote
I heard rumors there was a brothel there. Jackie’s? Anybody know if it’s true?
Atwood412 t1_isqw719 wrote
Thanks. I’ll be sure to check it out.
Adventurous_Pace_822 t1_isqy58z wrote
mrperfects_pencil t1_isr0q54 wrote
Hahaha same I had a cheap place on market st through grad school. It was a dump but it was cheaper than living on campus
NikiPHeyHey t1_isr0yuv wrote
Yes! My place actually was nice and I had the nicest landlord. I was lucky!
mvps412 t1_isr3oet wrote
So it’s actually the mayor and the “community watch” person who is entering the buildings and handing out business cards from the mayor with warnings from the police on the back of them. When I first started exploring, we could just sneak around the town and no one cared. Then people started discovering the town more and more and the influx of explorers into the town to explore the places is what eventually got the mayor to take action. The hospital was so funny though, they should have let that fall in on itself. It was so close to doing just that.
botrickbateman t1_isr3p7q wrote
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hareharehareharehare t1_isrbvkf wrote
There’s a sex club off 40 near Uniontown by Jackson’s Farms. I’ve never been there. Not sure if that’s Jackie’s.
OriginalIronDan t1_isre1h2 wrote
No; Jackie’s was in Brownsville itself.
_Booster_Gold_ t1_ist4ani wrote
Yeah, it's really a shame. If you're driving through it and squint a little you can imagine what it might be like if it had the kind of little shops and businesses like you'd find in, say, Ligonier. But it's just not to be.
Ralph_the_Dude t1_isvw2qg wrote
This pic needs some color grading
Turious t1_isobe9a wrote
Hey, that's remarkably close to me! What a nice view!