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oak-hearted t1_iudpknt wrote

Reply to comment by Willow-girl in Massive house fire on South Avenue in Wilkinsburg by Witty-Objective3431

And of course Detroit for a very long time had serious issues with arson on abandoned properties around Halloween. I certainly hope that isn't catching on here.

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Willow-girl t1_iudpqz6 wrote

Devil's Night, when we watched Detroit burn on the 11 o'clock news ...

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oak-hearted t1_iudpv4r wrote

Yes, and it had been going on so long it was nearly all my parents remembered too.

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Willow-girl t1_iuhiwio wrote

I'm in my 50s and every Devil's Night of my childhood, the 11 o'clock news was like prime entertainment.

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