Over the course of one summer day, the Post-Gazette sent reporters and photographers into the pockets of Downtown Pittsburgh that most people see only in fleeting glimpses. From restaurants to apartment buildings, from a historic park to a torn up Market Square, people had things to say about the city center. As the manager of the Warren bar said, “Downtown is not what you think it is, so just come on down.” For the 24 Hours Downtown report, our goal was to capture voices and scenes from one rec

The iconic McDonald's Big Mac has a Pittsburgh history. The story goes that Uniontown native Jim Delligatti, an early McDonald’s franchisee, wanted to boost sales at his dozen restaurants. In 1967, he introduced the Big Mac at his Uniontown restaurant for 45 cents — more than twice the price of a regular hamburger at the time — and sales increased by 12% within a few months. In 1968, McDonald’s rolled out the new sandwich nationwide. Delligatti’s son, Mike, demonstrated how a Big Mac was made. R

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