The time when Pittsburgh Mob had a Dog Track in Ohara twp.

 When you think of the Mob in Pittsburgh  and Gambling you think about the Bug or Numbers game 

Its made millions from the mob over the years but at one point the mob dabbled into the dog racing business at a track in Ohara Twp known as Guyasuta Kennel Club  after the famous Indian chief. 

that was near the river between Aspinwall and Ohara Twp.

Unfortunately things did not go well with the track and it was short lived and forced closed

 

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Between construction delays and  The contractor being arrested  and Opening day on independence  day 

1930  . Things got out of control from the mechanical rabbit the dogs chase failing and causing injury's and deaths of several dogs to you name it  and open gambling and bets being placed it attracted law enforcement attention and was permanently closed in late august 

There is nothing left of it or the amusement park which the track was leasing property from

The below article  link gives the full fascinating story

https://blog.historian4hire.net/2020/04/22/guyasuta-gangstersich

Paranormal Investigators Visiting old Cemetery and Grave Yards need to exercise Due Caution. Due to unstable Grave Stones Falling over and Soil Slides

I enjoy visiting old Cemetery and Grave Yards you can learn so much history let alone the paranormal experience some claim to have .

I don't go ghost hunting I visit to learn history and make sure veterans flags are taken care of. 

But this past 2 years while visiting my uncle Buzz grave to make sure he got a flag I noticed over a dozen tombstones around his which had toppled  over since last year. Even fairly new stones

Very sad this happens but it does due to badly laid stone foundation for top heavy markers  to unstable soils under the cemetery and all the rain this past 2 springs has caused cemetery which never had problems to start sliding away  which recently happened in Wheeling WV. 

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/04/mudslide-damages-historic-wheeling-cemetery-where-many-veterans-are-buried/#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20A%20mudslide%20caused%20by%20recent%20heavy%20rains,and%20damaged%20about%2025%25%20of%20the%2019%20acres.

 

While this slide was extreme many cemetery have smaller ones so you must pay attention especially going at night .

Just recently a young man was injured when a local cemetery he was visiting had a tombstone topple and trap his leg  when he lost his balance and grabbed for it and an older gentle man was killed earlier this year 

https://www.wtae.com/article/400-pound-tombstone-falls-on-man-he-avoids-serious-injury/30020919

 When visiting a grave yard or cemetery consider every stone unstable till proven otherwise beware of noises around you especially pops and cracking noises  because plenty of trees have been toppling over as well .

If you come across a precarious situation where something is getting ready to topple over report it to the cemetery office. 

Visit in pairs  or if going alone let some one know where your at and check in regularly

Cemetery can be fun to explore but do so safely.