The Hill District: Gus Greenlee

W. A. "Gus" Greenlee
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• A veteran of World War I, W. A. "Gus" Greenlee opened one of Pittsburgh's hottest jazz spots in those days--the Crawford Grill restaurant and dance hall in The Hill District. (8)

• When Gus took the ball team [the Crawfords], he let us know that it was his intention not to leave it as a sandlot team...He was going to the top. (9)

• Greenlee's profits from his business ventures helped in the purchase of a new 22 seat bus and the development of Greenlee Field, a first-class facility located on Bedford Avenue, seating 6,000 at a cost of $100,000--a large sum during the depression. (10)

• Gus was a wonderful fellow. Everybody liked him. He was in the kicks, all right. (11)

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