Introduction
If you visit Pittsburgh after a snowfall, you might see something unusual: chairs, cones, buckets, or other household objects sitting in otherwise empty parking spaces.
This practice is known locally as the "parking chair" tradition.
❄️ What Is the Parking Chair Tradition?
The idea is simple:
After spending significant time shoveling snow out of a street parking space, some residents place a chair or similar object in the cleared spot to signal:
"I dug this out, and I'd like to keep it."
Common placeholders include:
Folding chairs
Lawn chairs
Traffic cones
Buckets
Crates
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