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John Fetterman claims he saved Braddock, Pa., but it's got 'no life'

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Tony Lundy is sitting on one of three chrome stools at Hocky Brothers auto parts store on Braddock Avenue, waiting to find out how much it will cost to fix his car.

Dressed in work clothes from the plant he works at nine miles down the river in Pittsburgh, the 61-year-old has called Braddock home for most of his life.

Lundy fondly recalls growing up as one of 13 children surrounded by this once-vibrant community. "The town was the place to be," Lundy said. "Braddock Avenue had four or five businesses on every block on both sides of the street, every kind of business you could think of — shoe stores, dress shops, men’s stores, restaurants, beauty shops, barber shops, a grocery store.

Now look at it, there is nothing." He points down the desolate street, devoid of the crowds that he says once walked shoulder to shoulder to get from one place to the other.

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