Monongahela Library needs our help; please read ending credits

Sales from One Extraordinary Street are helping to "Raise the Roof" and get the LIbrary a new roof. Please read ending credits and this description.

One Extraordinary Street is a documentary about a small street in the Western PA river town of Monongahela, PA. The documentary tells how a community was built by immigrants on Park Avenue and shows the extraordinary successes that were achieved. Some featured individuals include: Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana; 31st US Army Chief of Staff General Carl Vuono; Nerf Football Inventor Dr. Fred Cox; American Biographer Dr. Deirdre Bair, Ph.D.; Disney Channel Founder Jim Jimirro; Top US trial attorney Vincent Bartolotta and many others.

This YouTube video is a ten-minute sample of the full-length, 90-minute documentary. The full length documentary can be obtained by sending a donation of at least $25 to the Monongahela Area Library, 813 West Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063. Please make checks payable to the Monongahela Area Library.

The Library needs a new roof and the contractor is quoting $48,000 as the price. Consider this to be a virtual fundraiser! 100% of monies sent will be allocated to the Library Roof Fund. We are counting on the generosity of those who love Monongahela and libraries to help!

One Extraordinary Street was directed and produced by Monongahela native, Laura M. Magone, laura@lauramagone.com . Laura is available to speak on the documentary.

Also, for anyone from the Park Avenue neighborhood, the City of Monongahela is dedicating an area on Main Street to commemorate those from the Park Avenue neighborhood. Contact Laura to get details about purchasing an engraved brick for yourself or a loved one. Brick proceeds benefit MARC, the Monongahela Area Revitalization Committee.

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• Fred Cox
• Laura Magone
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• Walter Cox
• Ron Necciai
• Ronald Pellegrini

[lauramagone]

Hi Dakota, yes, Dr. Cox is beloved by all who know him. Dr. Cox is featured in the project which is 90-minutes. You can get a copy at the Monongahela Library's web site. The Library needs a new roof and anyone who sends a $25 or more donation to them can obtain a copy. 100% of the donation stays with the Library. If you are from Monongahela, you might look at the Monongahela Area Historical Society's web site where a pictorial history & cookbook are being sold as fundraisers. Thanks! Laura

[dakota23750]

Do you have any videos of Doctor Walter Cox...the amazing OBGYN who was shot in Jamaica in 93?? he delivered my daughter in 89 and was the most amazing man i had ever met...he lives & practices there in the town...thank you..Dakota

[iindans]

Laura Magone: latvisks vārds :)

[ParmaChick]

A wonderful slice of Americana --- Mon City, PA.

[leowyldemi]

we just moved to mon, i had no idea of any of this when we moved here,

[lubi2010]

This is a good video, but it focuses too much on how people have succeeded, but doesn't explain HOW and WHAT makes this community the success that it is, so that others may benefit and recreate something similar in their communities. Maybe the full video does?

[SEANQUAZZO]

I was really glad to discover a short part of this important video was finally available on You Tube, since I first heard about its preparation since 2005! I was visiting Mrs Vaccaro's and Cowden's in early June that year, being both of them some of my American relatives. But that's a very long story to tell................

Bravo bravo, to Laura! Giovanni Quazzo / Milan, ITALY

[ageller17]

This is a beautiful and captivating video. It is so wonderful that Ms. Magone was able to capture the history and culture of this incredible street. The amount of work that evidently went into this video is extremely commendable and everyone should take a few minutes to watch!

[judygray1978]

This is a wonderful excerpt from Laura's 90 minute video titled "One Extraordinary Street" ~ there is info at the very end on how you can order your own copy. A very enjoyable watch ~ and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling that you grew up in such an extraordinary little town, even if you didn't live on Park Avenue