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The lighting of the Christmas tree in the ice skating rink in PPG Place is an annual tradition. When the lights are turned on, the ice skating rink officially opens to the public for the season. At 9,600 square feet (890 m 2), the surface is over 2,000 square feet (190 m 2) larger than the famous rink in New York's Rockefeller Center.
Market Square is a public space located in Downtown Pittsburgh at the intersection of Forbes Avenue (originally named Diamond Way in colonial times) and Market Street. The square was home to the first courthouse, first jail (both in 1795) and the first newspaper (1786) west of the Atlantic Plain, the Pittsburgh Gazette.
The rink opened on December 10, 2001, and has become a popular seasonal attraction in downtown. A 60-foot (18 m) Christmas tree is in the center of the rink. At 13,456 square feet (1,250.1 m 2), the surface is over 6,000 square feet (560 m 2) larger than the famous rink in New York's Rockefeller Center. [21] [22]
Christmas in JTown Vendors Market. WHAT: Join Vintage 99 for Christmas in JTown on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be vendors with unique local finds, Santa and his motorcycle, and a cash ...
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Pittsburgh WTAE -- What was considered one of the city's brightest and best Christmas displays is now a display of profanity and insults. Once bringing the community together, it now divides it.
The Celebration of Lights was a winter holiday season Christmas lights show in Pittsburgh. [2] Held at Hartwood Acres Park from 1991 to 2011, it generated funds for WTAE-TV's "Project Bundle-Up" charity and the Salvation Army. [2] The show consisted of a 3.5 mile drive through Hartwood Acres Park. [3]
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