NEast History: Wissinoming

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This is a view of 6015 Erdrick St. near Harbison Avenue in Wissinoming around 1950. A not much has changed – except the sidewalk.

Ever wonder what 4229 Comly Street used to look like? There’s a WaWa there now, but back in the ’50s it was a gas station.

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