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This Beloved Mountain Town Was Named The Poorest City In Pennsylvania, But Locals Say It Is Rich In Charm
A cable car here climbs a hillside so steep that Guinness calls it the steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world. It can carry cars, too. That alone made me look twice. The same city has the only Marvel-approved public art mural on the planet. It also has a downtown...
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DOC NYC 2026 Review: There’s Strong Shelf Life in an Old Way of Life in Brian Becker’s Felicitous “Mall Country”
It’s apparent early on in “Mall Country” that Leo Karruli didn’t know what exactly he was buying when he won an auction to purchase the Johnstown Galleria in a small Western Pennsylvania. Scouring the internet for real estate investments after becoming a successful restauranteur in Florida, achieving the American dream when he worked his way up from being a dishwasher from Albania to ultimately having an Italian place of his own, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy a fully functional shopping center for just $1.4 million, though as his wife Irene notes, there wasn’t much wiggle room to back out when he made an impulsive bid, only to learn there were no other interested buyers.