Hundreds unite at Lansingville festivities

YOUNGSTOWN

People wanting to call positive attention to their neighborhoods have a variety of tools at their disposal — organized cleanups and block parties to name a few.

And it doesn’t hurt to toss in the occasional parade.

That was the thinking behind Saturday’s ninth annual Lansingville parade, sponsored by the Lansingville Block Watch organization.

Lansingville is a neighborhood on the city’s South Side, settled largely by Slovak Catholics with Germans and Italians. It was named for John Lansing, and was incorporated into the city in the 1880s.

Saturday’s parade began at St. Matthias Church. Perfect weather greeted the several hundred people who took part in the parade. Participants also enjoyed hot dogs, desserts, clowns and music — and a feeling of unity — during the picnic that followed.

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