🪑 The Chair on the Corner: Understanding Pittsburgh's Quirky Parking Space Tradition

 



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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