The Joys of Millvale | It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff | A Program by Rick Sebak

[@MTknitter22]

This Texan watched this and was totally charmed by the town. It’s incredibly creative and hard-working business people, the step back in time where people stuck with their jobs thru good times and bad and prospered. Millvale ! I will visit one day!! What community spirit !!!

[@WQED]

Thank you, Charlotte! Millvale is a charming neighborhood, indeed!

[@beowoofthemoviestar]

I love Rick Sebak's documentaries - they bring back what seem like simpler times. I suppose people have always been the same sinners, but 'back then' people hid some of their bad behaviors and let their better side shine thru. Yay to Pittsburgers and yinz who still live nearby.

[@Mr.Death101]

Hell yeah even the ones from the 80s all the way up till now even Pittsburgh from the air where he hardly talks it's just music is great! These are one of those things that I can watch hundreds of times and never get bored of

[@stephaniepersin4145]

This is why I live in the Pittsburgh area. I love Rick Sebak's documentaries

[@carlmyers6537]

What a great show. Rick has done it again showing the the real base of America is our small towns, east and west. The people and the love really show through in this clip of Millvale.

[@joycehenderson8209]

Born and raised in Millvale, a great little town that just keeps getting better!

[@jeffsmart9482]

Millvale, what all of America use to be! Great story, great town, greater people! Thanks Rick!

[@ritaerhart9676]

I grew up in Bauerstown but spent alot of time in Millvale. Alot of memories come flooding back watching these videos. I was just back home in October. I had dinner at the Grant Bar and breakfast at the Lincoln. Pittsburgh will always be home.

[@drifter1dc]

I remember having Hire’s drought root beer in a little corner store in Bauerstown.......was great.

[@terrypfeffer8504]

I grew up in that town too

[@NoNoDigUpStupid]

"Flooding" back eh?

[@soulsmumma]

my mom worked at yetters while i was i kid! she was the original Ethel! I love everyone in Millvale and will never forget the good people of Millvale! I was the lucky one to grow up there!

[@drifter1dc]

Joyce, are you Mel, Timmy and Glen’s sister? I went to school with Mel.....ask him about the pencil I jabbed into his palm in 3rd grade.....he still has the mark I bet!

[@ronnorris7821]

I learned a long time ago that you CAN go home but it's never the same as you remember it. I used to live in a small town in Pa. called Huntingdon until I was about 14 or 15 moved to a larger town (well at least to me) Huntingdon had about 5,000 pop. where I live now has about 57,000. Huntingdon is only about 36 miles from where I live now. I try to go down 2 or 3 times in the summer. But every time I go down it seems less like the town that I was born in. Friends have died or moved same as my relatives. Aoll that there now are lots of tiny dirty gift shops and lots of druggies and pushers. For about 6 years I thought that I wanted to move back there but I finally figured out no it wasn't home just my birth home. I'm almost 70 and thought that I wanted to move back there and live out the rest of my life short as it may be. It's really sad to see things change big time. Friends die relatives die businesses die. Guess that life or lack of it. So hang onto your good memories because things will change.

[@marshalljimduncan]

Where are you now Ron?

[@Khunark]

Best wishes, friend. Where ever life takes us.

[@vinniethegooch7830]

Man I hope you’re still on this earth. You’re absolutely right, so many mom and pop shops have been ravaged by crime and lawlessness.

[@jamesmichael3607]

This shows many forms of art, and the spirit of our times Zeitgheist, what’s crazy is I jus discovered mIllvale on my own last month because of attic records, and so many stories on here are like wow moments, look at these stores

[@beowoofthemoviestar]

This program made me want to visit Millvale.

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

I love Millvale . It has so much to offer !

[@melissagill9929]

I was lucky enough to work at the Lincoln for 10 years. I miss this town and everything about it. I was working the day of the 04 flood, and was back the next morning helping clean it up. What that little town went thru would of killed alot of others, but not Millvale.

[@hankmoody940]

"the only competitor is the internet" that's HUGE competition. unfortunately a lot of hobby shops don't stick around, glad this one has

[@edcarr3985]

Thank you Rick. We really enjoyed your time with us. All of us in Millvale just want to say THANKS.

[@Mr.Death101]

The funny thing about this video is millville is very small but there's also about 5 or 6 other awesome places they could have went.

[@debbiemyers7157]

Thank You so much for this video. Brought back great memories for me. My grandfather owned Al-Skas cleaners in Millvale. Loved going to the candy store and Grants bar growing up. Grants became an Adult hangout for me(from North Hills) and college friend(from Troy Hills). Live now in Atlanta but next time visiting my brother in Etna, will definitely do a walk down memory lane.

[@drifter1dc]

Debbie Myers we used to go upstairs of the cleaners, there were apartments up there. We’d run through there knocking on doors and ringing doorbells......there were two doors to enter and exit......we were so scared doing it because it was like a maze up there.....I was so happy to get out alive!

[@hungrysoles]

I used to come to Millvale on Memorial Day with my father and my grandmother to plant flowers on some family graves in a cemetery outside the town . On the way back we stopped at Regis Steedle's ice cream place for cones. Years later, I had sinner at the Grant Bar and the food was very good.

[@drifter1dc]

I spent my formative years in Millvale. Great people and great town. The Lincoln lunch counter, Yetters, Esthers, Plutz’s Market. I was married at St. Anne’s.. I shined shoes up and down North Ave. and Grant st. We used to start at The Grant Bar and work our way through town, stopping midway at the Millvale Lanes above Lincoln drug store. I had my first taste of an exotic food ....pizza..... in town. There were 2 pizza places one out by the high school and one on north ave. in town. The one on North had a juke box where I played “Sugar Shack” endlessly. Whitey’s store and bar that also served turtle soup on Friday Road and Evergreen. Fran’s store where we used to play pinball machines. We’d hike Girty’s Run from the Allegheny River up to Rahda’s Auto in the winter walking on the ice through all the tunnels. So many memories. Can’t forget Wentz’s Hotel that served the best French fries and gravy, also Percels restaurant on North Ave near Sample School. Playing in the woods above Evergreen Road, swimming in the river near the Sharpsburg Water Plant, fishing down at the water intake. I can swat the misty memories from in front of my eyes and remember the great times going to bingo at the Millvale VFW with my mom. Marching in the Memorial Day parades behind the WWI , WWIi and Korean War vets. Small town America at its finest.

[@MrPerfesser]

Worked summers during college on a truck for the Sanitary Authority and we would stop for ice cream at the original Albert Yetter's. The chocolates were also great! I've lived in DC for more than 40 years, but my heart is still in Pittsburgh. It's not just where I'm from. It's who I am.

[@terrypfeffer8504]

Grew up just outside of Millvale. Loved this town and plan on moving back someday. Married Bob Pfeffer and his family owned a bar and restaurant. Frankie's pizza was the best

[@keiththomas3141]

I grew up not far from Millvale. Great place to live. Used to go to Esther's Hobby Shop and the Lincoln Pharmacy. I even had my car flooded by Girty's Run.

[@soulsmumma]

thank you Rick - i will watch this again and again!

[@lemondishonor7736]

I lived in Pittsburgh for my entire life and never stopped in Millvale.

[@WQED]

It's worth a visit. There's so much to see (and eat)!

[@BaahBen]

Pamela's..the best pancakes in America! Yes, the French Bakery! It is a wonderful little town on the way to Fox Chapel.

[@brianworrall1465]

A very enjoyable portrait and an interesting town. You do seem a little confused about Simon Girty, however, who was not a "turncoat" but, rather, a person who remained loyal to his king at a time when many around him were changing their allegiance to the notion of a new republic. History written by the victors and all that!

[@chevyspark8968]

Another great one Rick

[@williamgrabowski3411]

I love this!

[@LisaKnobel]

My Great Grandmother lived in Millvale. I have still never had any better chocolate than what we would get at Yetters! I remember going to St Nicholas for mass. Sometimes those murals seemed pretty scary. My Great Grandmother also had a bar in Millvale and her specialty was turtle soup too. I wish I knew what their bar was called.

[@paulpeterson8952]

It was the Grant Bar

[@LisaKnobel]

@@paulpeterson8952 I'll have to ask my Dad. That would have been into the 1950s when they owned it. We always went to Neid's in the next town over as they were my Great Grandmother's neighbors.

[@JaynaRN]

Man.... Now I feel homesick.

[@johnbeach7985]

I love this! Now I want to move to Millvale.

[@onemorething100]

A slice of Americana that I sorely Miss.

[@mtnvortex]

You've got to check out the Happy Day Lounge, if you're going to Mr. Small's and need a pre-show drink. The Happy Day Lounge is a cool old bar, that seems to be stuck in time. I wouldn't expect a huge, fancy beer selection though. They seem to only stock the basic American classics, and Iron City, of course. :-) I'm from Scranton, PA, but travel to Pittsburgh occasionally.

[@fastfreddy3103]

I'd move there for the Hobby Shop alone. They are all gone. Is A.B. Charles & Sons still there in Dormont? Spent my paper route money there.

[@WQED]

Unfortunately, they closed. We would love to know what cool stuff you found there!

[@w3smm]

I love Millvale!!

[@cheeseface2282]

I live in Etna but my mom used to work in Yeters, best candy store ever

[@ronmoore8472]

Making America great again Great video I've haven't been in Pittsburgh in about 5 years it's time to go back

[@clarkewi]

Gorgeous city.

[@soulsmumma]

MILLVALE STRONG - LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@dav1099]

Nice video, allot of good looking food places too. The gal from P&G really shouldn't brag that the best customer they had was Mike Obama. thanks for posting 👍

[@claymack1109]

I've been to Millvale twice to go to two concerts at Mr Smalls

[@jlibrary1534]

I live this place, I need to go there

[@RyFol717]

"It's a cute little tahn"

[@scott5678]

No one takes me to the 50s like you do

[@verticalhorizon4633]

Love long traditions.

[@hankmoody940]

also there is Isleys left, one down in turtle creek

[@marshalljimduncan]

@JJ Swat Where at?

[@drifter1dc]

Slippery Rock had one as did West View....don’t know if they survived.

[@miniabbott9114]

I rented an apartment in millvale and resued a little 1 year old girl named daneille at 3 o'clock in the morning after she escaped her home and was crying naked in the snow. Her parents had no idea.....

[@mrbear8771]

14:57 did I hear 👂 that right ? Somebody correct me….😬

[@thebaron512]

No Grant Bar? Well it would have been nice to him point my old work place Carpathian Systems across from the Diner...

[@regissuchma5764]

I still live in millvale when the flood of 04 hit that's the worst flood I ever saw the ones in the 70's were mild

[@dawnlobaugh4299]

Hey I know u

[@regissuchma5764]

@@dawnlobaugh4299 you admit to that lol

[@dawnlobaugh4299]

Not in public

[@regissuchma5764]

@@dawnlobaugh4299 happy birthday

[@theherrdark4834]

Just out of curiousity, how many places in Millvale survived the last two years?

[@RodoMallard]

Every place in this video is still around

[@snookums2]

He said "enougha"! Real Pittsburgheeze.

[@spacejunkiez3147]

Mr. Smalls !!!!

[@greenidguy9292]

Note to self: when the water is over the parking meters, you’re in trouble...

[@LordOfNothingham]

The best thing about Millvale is it has the only Hardee’s restaurant for 10,000,000 miles.

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

Cause we call them Carl's Jr everywhere else.

[@LordOfNothingham]

@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues pretty sure Carl’s Jr. is a left coast thing. Plenty of Hardee’s south along the east coast.

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Oh how I miss 😢 4:25 I do not like cinnamon either just like FRANCE

[@jeremyfollin4753]

that's me

[@flyjarrett]

“The four dudes onnere…”

[@davesdogs2]

I did too, what is your real name there soulsmumma ? David Piwonski here from Stanton Ave.

[@terrypfeffer8504]

Why so much time spent on the bakery? Show the town!

[@soulsmumma]

Rory i knew you when you were a little boy!

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Only good thing about Millvale were my uncle and aunt...Joseph and Mildred White...RIP These locals who appear on camera as friendly are crazier than loons...if you scratch them, then you will see their neurotic insanity. All of these yahoos are on the side that is winning, I want to see the real people of Millvale...

[@qrower]

i live in shaler

[@infernogaming3858]

How you gonna talk ab millvale and not bring up franks pizza

[@GenciOsmanie]

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[@HelinaSamantha-f1v]

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[@spacejunkiez3147]

I wish to register a complaint!!!! I bought this bird no longer than 1/2 hour ago from this very beautique!! What seems to be wrong with it? Well it's dead that's what's wrong with it!!!! Hahahahah

[@johnkoho1245]

There is no joys in Millvale... Just a bunch of local drunks stumbling around

[@marshalljimduncan]

the french baker was a little full of himself...

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[@JoshP037]

The French people "don't like cinnamon." Well that's dumb.

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