"MELLON SQUARE--feed the hungry pigeons!" Top 5 Page for this destination Pittsburgh Things to Do Tip by VeronicaG

Pittsburgh is a city filled with activities in the summer and Mellon Square is the site of some of these. Concerts are held in this downtown park during the week, so people bring their lunches, relax a bit to the music or feed the pigeons. It's a nice break from desk work! The square is located in the center of the city.

I took this photo over Thanksgiving--it was a chilly day. Ordinarily in nice weather there will be many people enjoying the square. Apparently the pigeons had not had breakfast that day for when I entered the park to take the picture, they swarmed me--some trying to land on my head. I didn't spend any further time there, but ran for the car!

A brief historical portrait: Mellon Square was donated to the city of Pittsburgh by Richard K. and Paul Mellon. The square seems anchored by two buildings connected to the Mellon family--Three Mellon Bank Center (5th and William Penn Way) and the Alcoa Building ( 6th and William Penn). The intent was to add a green space to the downtown area--it was built in 1955. The architects were Mitchell and Ritchey; landscape design by Simonds and Simonds.

Directions: At 5th and 6th streets