“Lincoln Way: The Untold Story of an Abandoned Community”
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Nestled at the bottom of a hill in Clairton, the abandoned neighborhood of Lincoln Way, with its 30-40 deserted homes, became a site for urban explorers and vandals. Despite myths like the fabricated “Beast of Lincoln Way,” the reality was more mundane. Historical records from the 1910s describe Lincoln Way as a vibrant Black community with a self-sufficient infrastructure, including a church, stores, a butcher shop, and gardens, all necessitated by severe segregation in nearby communities.
![The collapsed living room of an Abandoned Lincoln Way house in Clairton, PA](https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SXCYm6oXM6Y9JIZJZfALlmc89dM=/wbr/1565109517/15678_3153625455631447152402.jpg)
Life in Lincoln Way saw occasional violence and crime, often linked to systemic racism. In 1925, four police officers brutally assaulted a resident with dementia, a crime for which they were acquitted. Media from the area often reflected racial prejudices, and notable incidents included the 1932 arrest of two non-resident men with a bomb, linked to a series of destructive bombings.
![Abandoned Lincoln Way house living room in Clairton](https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JS10-KlTg0aM_nPvC1T1yOqxvvw=/wbr/1565109517/15678_11425981375631447db088e.jpg)