Banner hangs on Sixth Street Overpass

If you're headed south on the Bayfront Parkway to I-79, look up when you pass the Sixth Street overpass.

Ben Speggen/ Erie Reader

Someone hung this banner on the Sixth Street overpass that reads: "How is the war economy working for you?" It can be seen by drivers headed southbound on the Bayfront Parkway to I-79.

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Banner hangs on Sixth Street Overpass

If you're headed south on the Bayfront Parkway to I-79, look up when you pass the Sixth Street overpass.

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