“The countdown is on for the unveiling of the Jackie Robinson-George Shuba handshake statue, which will take place in April in Wean Park, downtown. But another public effort to commemorate the historic moment was introduced Wednesday, and on the same street where “Shotgun” Shuba grew up. An eight-foot by eight-foot enlargement of the famed handshake photo has been mounted on the wall of a building on Mahoning Avenue across the street from Calvary Cemetery.”
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