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It’s not meant to be driven too. It’s meant to be walked to when at work down there

Not that you'd want to pay to park for McDs, but there's a garage like 100 ft down the road if you're desperate enough

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jpghKD2w8q2XHEip9

I ate at this McDonald’s while watching the marathon close to a decade ago now. Never felt fatter in my life 😂

Yeah driving through downtown Pittsburgh to go to McDonald's was your mistake.

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Guess some businesses just can’t cut it.

I bought a homeless guy some chicken nuggets here once. I hope something nicer goes in, the whole block needs renovation. A few years ago the brick wall behind it collapsed into the alley. Thank goodness no one was around, but goes to show it needs a change.

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.

>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.

Not enough traffic? Surprising.

There is a god

They're putting a bank in.

Nah, McDonald's was a cheap place for people without a lot of money to get something to eat. Now there's pretty much nothing like that left downtown.

Sree’s

You can't just get a coffee and hang around at Sree's for ten minutes between bus transfers.

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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.

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.

Drug traffic, yes.

The article doesn't say that. It's just speculation.

The article doesn't say anything about homelessness or crime causing the place to close but there are a hundred people in the Pittsburgh sub claiming that's what did it in.

The rent went up and the McDonald's operator decided not to renew. You can probably make more $$$ per sq foot not in a CBD especially after COVID. The lunch crowds are gone.

Happening across the country, including smaller cities too. For example, City of Reading lost McDonalds downtown a few years ago (don't know exactly when; google and Bing are terrible - can't find anything despite articles about it back then) that had been there for decades.

Primarily reduced foot traffic combined with more food choices, including food delivery apps, and crime. While crime isn't the top reason, it's another challenge such locations have to contend with.

Most McDonalds that remain in cities will be those in top tourist destination spots that get regular foot traffic day and night along with those with drive-thrus.

Likely something better and more appealing will replace that spot. Bank is somewhat surprising with so many closing, but they do still open new ones here and there. Key is whether there are many other banks in the area and demographics, such as gentrification. Time will tell what goes in there.

When gangbangers run the streets of course investment dries up.

Mcdonalds is one of the most deep elements of our culture and it is being destroyed by evil forces

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.