Check out these parking chairs in Pittsburgh

The chair tradition is strong in these parts

By Triblive

1 Min Read • Feb. 2, 2026 | 14 hours Ago

A parking chair marks a parking space along Grandview Avenue on Mount Washington on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)

A parking chair marks a parking space along Shiloh Street on Mount Washington on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)

A trio of parking chairs in Bloomfield on Monday. (James Engel | TribLive)

A saw horse posing as a parking chair with a sign on Hastings Street in Point Breeze on Monday (Jack Troy | TribLive)

A parking chair on Shady Avenue Shadyside (Jack Troy | TribLive)

A parking chair on the Mexican War Streets in Pittsburgh on Monday. (John Allison | TribLive)

Parking chairs mark parking spaces along Oneida Street on Mount Washington on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)

In many American cities, a parking spot is just a parking spot.

In Pittsburgh? It’s a recognized and respected claim staked by a folding chair.

Welcome to parking-chair season.

We compiled this video and photo galleries of parking chairs around the Pittsburgh region. Check it out.

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