SP Library: Munch & Learns - History - Steel City Heist
From
South Park Township
When
Wed, Oct 1, 2025 from 12pm to 1pm
Where
2575 Brownsville Rd, South Park Township, PA 15129, USA
➥ Township Community Center
Details
Adults are invited to join the Library for this Munch & Learn session.
On March 11, 1927, the Flathead Gang, led by Paul Jaworski, committed what is considered the first successful armored car robbery in U.S. history. The target was a Brinks armored car carrying a payroll of over $100,000 for the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company.
Instead of a traditional ambush, the gang used explosives. They buried two charges of dynamite under a rural road south of Pittsburgh, in what is now Bethel Park. When the armored car and its escort vehicle drove over the charges, the gang detonated them. The explosions flipped the armored car upside down and disabled the escort car, knocking out all the guards inside.
Come to hear local historian, Chris Whitlach will discuss this incredible story!
This program will take place in the Township Community Center.
Sign up for this South Park Library adult program at https://southpark.librarycalendar.com/event/munch-learns-history-9898.
This event was posted by South Park Township. South Park Township is solely responsible for this event and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this event.
