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Headline: Governing, 8/11/2025
Like most of the region, Carnegie’s early growth was tied to coal mining and steel production. It even took its name from the ultimate industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, after he funded its school and library.
Those industries famously faded, and challenges continued in the 21st century, with the area suffering major flood damage in 2004 from Hurricane Ivan that left mass vacancy still felt today in a part of the borough known as Irishtown.
“That’s the biggest residential neighborhood in a flood zone and that whole neighborhood was devastated by the flood,” Bigham said. “You’ll see empty lots where there used to be buildings.”
He said that the borough was on the rise between 2012 and 2018, gaining media and consumer attention over crowd-pleasing businesses like Papa J’s Ristorante and Riley’s Pour House.
Papa J’s burned down in 2018, in a fire that claimed one life and displaced about 25 building residents while putting 40-plus restaurant employees out of jobs. In 2021, the owners previewed plans to rebuild a space for the restaurant with 42 apartment units but they ultimately opted to move to Pittsburgh’s Strip District.
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