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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 and first jail (both in 1795), and the first newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Pittsburgh Gazette (1786).
By the 2014 parade, Pittsburgh Public Schools joined as the presenting sponsor, with the parade's name changing again, to the WPXI Holiday Parade. [3] 2020 saw no parade on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic. On September 8, 2021, WPXI announced they are ending their 30-year relationship with the parade. [4]
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]
Nov. 22—Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign Now through Christmas Eve; Throughout Lewis County The Salvation Army this year aims to raise $80,000 for its efforts throughout the year, accounting ...
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The $107 million, LEED CS Silver-certified tower [2] consists of 18 floors [3] and is located the Market Square and Point Park University sections of Downtown Pittsburgh. The tower includes a 197-room Hilton Garden Inn Hotel [ 4 ] and Market Square Garage, 321-car parking complex [ 5 ] managed by Alco Parking.
Many structures still exist from that era, including the location of the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Smithfield Street from 1864 to 1903, the now vacant lot of its location at 229 Fourth Avenue from 1903 to 1962 and the still standing structure of the Exchange from 1962 until it closed in 1974. It is roughly ...
Ice skaters enjoy the ice at Holidays on Ice in Market Square in downtown Knoxville, Tenn. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. The ice skating rink is open till Jan. 5, 2020. Admission for adults costs ...