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Smithfield, downtown Pittsburgh’s ‘fourth leg,’ is racing to catch up

The dowdy Smithfield Street retail strip, after a controversial period hosting a homeless shelter, wasn’t a central focus of a Downtown revitalization announcement. Its backers, though, have plans to restore its luster.

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