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mouthsofmadness t1_jducwhq wrote

I used to stay right across the street at the Wyndham Hotel for business trips about four times a month from 2012 until the pandemic. Started working remote and never went back to those business trips.

I’d usually get in pretty late the evening before but if I was early enough I’d walk over to Oyster House or Primanti Bros. In that little Belgium Square area a few blocks away. But if it was too late I’d have to go to that McDonald’s and 9 times out of 10 it would be a horrible experience. Mostly on my body for eating it but also it’s McDonald’s so the service is what you’d expect; on par with the food.

It was better than a vending machine dinner I suppose, but I’m sure they’ll find something more useful to put there. It’s a pretty prime location, or I guess it was when so many more people were working at the office.

I do miss being right across from the art festival during the summer. It was nice to settle in and head across the street and catch some free music and festival foods.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jduquqs wrote

>I do miss being right across from the art festival during the summer.

They had to move Arts Fest. The park was getting beat up from heavy usage, so the DCNR issued new rules saying events couldn't be more than 7 days, and there needed to be a recovery period between events (usually 2 to 5 days depending on how long the preceeding event was). Arts Fest is usually ~10 days, so they had to move it to the Cultural District.

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mouthsofmadness t1_jdwm0y1 wrote

Oh wow I hadn’t even noticed. When did they move it out of the park? I haven’t been there since before the pandemic, but I would go over if I was at the hotel during the festival. I can understand why they would move it, there was indeed a massive amount of people trampling through there. I didn’t realize how huge of an art scene the Burgh has til I started going there regularly. I did know Warhol was from a there so it makes sense. I gotta get back there and see friends, lots of good people In Pittsburgh.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdwqtnw wrote

They split it in 2021 - partly in the park, partly in the Cultural District. Then, the rule went into effect in 2022, so they moved the entire festival to the CD for 2022. It's interesting in that it pushes you to explore the area, but I found myself missing parts, or walking through the same area several times as I moved from place to place or forgot what I'd already covered.

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mouthsofmadness t1_jdzio9n wrote

Yeah I can see what you mean, I can see it being a little awkward having it spread out over that 4 or 5 block radius. I would think if they handed out little maps or implemented a map using google maps to let vendors stamp where they are set up, and then you could check off where you have been as you go, that would be ideal. I’m sure they will roll out features as they go. But that little area can get confusing if you aren’t very familiar with the district.

I can remember walking back over the bridge after a Pirates game and hitting up Giavannis or cafe Milano right at the start of the cultural district (6th St. I believe) for a couple cheap slices they would set up for the foot traffic after games. Made the walk back to the Wyndham much more enjoyable haha.

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