Originally Posted by
redietz
Originally Posted by
accountinquestion
Bro, we don't even know Pottsville IS.
Pottsville is the city featured as Gibbsville in John O'Hara's novels and stories. It's where the Molly Maguires were hung.
It's also the home of the original Yuengling brewery.
Also the site of the key robbery in the non-fiction "K&A Gang" book, featuring the estate of a guy I actually worked for (briefly).
Update to this answer. A friend of mine attended a funeral in the neighborhood of Pottsville yesterday and got to chat with a real life billionaire, Dick Yuengling.
The funeral was for the son of a famous local bookmaker. I'm a little taken aback, as I believe the son was a couple years younger than me, but I will check on that. I had met the son at a local club, The Treadway, on a couple occasions.