http://iheartpgh.com/2008/09/17/parking-day-parking-spots-become-parks-for-a-day-friday-september-192008/ reasons why people love Pittsburgh Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:12:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://iheartpgh.com/2008/09/17/parking-day-parking-spots-become-parks-for-a-day-friday-september-192008/comment-page-1/#comment-2709 IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » Links Worth a Look - September 18th Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:01:03 +0000 http://iheartpgh.com/2008/09/17/parking-day-parking-spots-become-parks-for-a-day-friday-september-192008/#comment-2709 [...] IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » PARK(ing) Day - Parking Spots become Parks for a day - Fr... - check out this comment on this history of Parking in Pittsburgh. [...] [...] IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » PARK(ing) Day – Parking Spots become Parks for a day – Fr… – check out this comment on this history of Parking in Pittsburgh. [...]

]]> http://iheartpgh.com/2008/09/17/parking-day-parking-spots-become-parks-for-a-day-friday-september-192008/comment-page-1/#comment-2700 Charles R. Altman Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:35:20 +0000 http://iheartpgh.com/2008/09/17/parking-day-parking-spots-become-parks-for-a-day-friday-september-192008/#comment-2700 I have a nineteenth century "History of Pittsburg" which lists the word "parking" in the index. I thought this odd as I couldn't imagine someone parking a carriage. When I looked it up, the word meant the placing and creating of parks in the city which was not done until after the Civil War. I have a nineteenth century “History of Pittsburg” which lists the word “parking” in the index. I thought this odd as I couldn’t imagine someone parking a carriage. When I looked it up, the word meant the placing and creating of parks in the city which was not done until after the Civil War.

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