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dminjr1209 t1_itku26i wrote

Someone once told me that the "guys from Pittsburgh" that Ray Liotta's character, Henry Hill, references in Goodfellas were located in McKeesport. It would make sense to me considering around that time McKeesport was the third biggest city in PA.

Anyone know more about that?

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livefast_dieawesome t1_itl7tvy wrote

The idea of McKeesport being the third largest city in the state is very surprising to me

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More-Adhesiveness-54 t1_itlc0d1 wrote

McKeesport was once a lot larger (pop peaked in the 40s at ~55k; now down to ~17k), but wasn't actually ever the 3rd largest in the state. Even at its peak, there were other cities (e.g., Allentown, Harrisburg, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Altoona, Johnstown) with larger populations.

That said, McKeesport was definitely way more populated before than it is now.

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nastynickk t1_itl162o wrote

I've heard the pittsburgh connect was in fact nick the blade but don't quote me on it.

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Burgers_and_Pizza t1_itl76iz wrote

It was NTB and Paul Mazzei, I believe.

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DeboBusiness t1_itmcmf5 wrote

> Paul Mazzei

WTF? I went to elementary school with a Paul Mazzei III. Everything makes so much fucking sense now. holy shit.

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Burgers_and_Pizza t1_itmdwnd wrote

Sounds like there’s some stories.

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DeboBusiness t1_itmfxud wrote

Nothing crazy but just a lot of happenings that make sense that his family was connected. A lot of Italian guys at sports, never really talking about his grandpap, constantly missing school for "family" stuff. Even after like 30 something years that always stuck out to me.

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eisme t1_itllo1i wrote

Also, at that time, McKeesport was the biggest per-capita consumer of Copenhagen of any city in the US (also, assuming the world).

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