REPORT OF THE PITTSBURGH MINI-REUNION ACTIVITY

The Mini-Reunion was conducted between 9/19 and 9/23, with the host hotel being the Hyatt Place Hotel, 6011 Campbell’s Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA15205.

The activities of the group are listed in the attached POD with the exception of the lunch locations listed for Saturday and Sunday. The individuals selected various locations.

Attendees who drove to Pittsburgh volunteered to provide the transportation to and from the activities listed on the POD for the attendees who flew into Pittsburgh.

Munchies, soft drinks and some initial ‘welcome’ adult beverages were provided by the Association the first day (9/19). The attendees provided their own adult beverages during the remaining time of the Mini-Reunion.

Just prior to the private trolley tour on Sunday, the group was able to visit the oldest Polish church in America that happened to be located at the trolley pick-up point. The church had magnificent structure and was undergoing a massive renovation. They conducted three services each Sunday and the final service was conducted in Polish.

USS ULYSSES S. GRANT ASSOCIATION MINI-REUNION 9/19-9/23

[Hyatt Place Hotel, 6011 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA15205]

Plan-of-the-Day

1. BYOB for your adult beverages. Soft drinks and snacks will be provided by the Association.
2. Any shipmate can gain access to the hospitality room at any time (0800-2300).
3. The Grant Hospitality Room (GHR) will close at 2300 during all four evenings.
4. Monday (9/22) will be a “Free Day” for the attendees. Activities for small groups that day will

    be determined by the attendees on Sunday night in the GHR.

FRI

9/19    1630  Grant Hospitality Room (GHR) opens.

             1900  Dinner at the Central Diner & Grille. (6408 Steubenville Pike, PA15205)

             2100 (About) Attendees select an optional Saturday group dinner location. 

SAT

9/20    0600-0900 Breakfast at hotel’s buffet.

             0800  The GHR opens.

             0930 (About) Depart for Monongahela Incline (MI) [monongahelaincline.org]

                       (Parking for the MI is at 160 E. Station Square Drive, PA15211.)

             1100 (About) Depart MI for Carnegie Science Center (CSC) [carnegiesciencecenter.org]

                       Also, visit the USS Requin at the CSC. Parking for the CSC is at 1 Allegeheny Avenue,                                     

                       PA15212. Lunch at the CSC.                  

             1430 (About) Depart CSC for Museum of Illusions (MOI) [moipittsburgh.com]

                       267 North Shore Drive, PA15212. Parking for the MOI is on the street with meters.

                       OR: Depart CSC for Bicycle Heaven [bicycleheaven.org]   1726 Metropolitan Street.

                               Depart CSC for National Aviary [aviary.org]   700 Arch St. –OR–

                               Depart CSC for Randyland [randyland.club]   1501 Arch St. –OR–

                               Depart CSC for Andy Warhol Museum [warhol.org]    117 Sanduskey St.  

             1600 (About) Depart for the hotel. The GHR is open.

             1900 Group dinner at a single location selected by the group or at individual separate locations.

SUN

9/21     0600-0900 Breakfast at hotel’s breakfast buffet.

              0800  The GHR opens.

              0930  Depart for a private USS Grant Alumni Association tour of Pittsburgh on Molly’s Trolleys.     

                         Cost is $10 per person and is subsidized by the Grant Alumni Association.

                         Parking is located at 57 21^st Street, Pittsburgh, in the Pittsburgh Strip District.

             1030-1200 Guided private tour of selected Pittsburgh areas.

             1215-???? Lunch at Primanti Brothers or other individual locations in the Strip District, then visit

                         the Strip District.             

                         OR: Depart for a Heinz History and Sports Center visit [heinzhistorycenter.org],  1212                                       

                                 Smallman Street, Pitt. –OR–

                                Depart for Roberto Clemente Museum visit [clementemuseum.com],  3339 Penn Ave.

             1600 (About) Depart for the hotel. The GHR is open. 

             1900  Group dinner at a single location selected by the group or at individual separate locations.

             2100 (About) Determine groups and locations of tomorrow’s “Free Day” activities.

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MON    [“Free Day”]

9/22     0600-0900 Breakfast at hotel’s breakfast buffet.

              0800 The GHR opens.

              0930 (About) Smaller groups depart for separate activities selected for the “Free Day”.

              1000 (About) Smaller groups visit various selected activities.

              1230 (About) Lunch at locations selected by the smaller groups.

              1330 (About) Smaller groups visit various selected activities.

              1700-1830 All groups return to the GHR.

              1900  Group dinner at the Central Diner and Grille. Attendee dessert will be compliments of the

                         Grant Alumni Association.

              2100 (About) Attendees determine the location of the 2026 USS U.S. Grant Mini-Reunion.

 

TUE

9/23      0600-0900 Breakfast at hotel’s breakfast buffet. 

               0800 The GHR opens. 

               1100 The GHR closes. Hotel check-out. The 2025 USS U.S. Grant Mini-Reunion ends. 

 

NOTES: 1. There is a reduced cost for the Sunday trolley tour of Pittsburgh. It will be sponsored by

                   the USS U.S. Grant Alumni Association via the Association’s Mini-Reunion procedure.

2.    A group photo of all shipmates is required by the Association’s Mini-Reunion procedure.
3.   As in the previous mini-reunions, the group dinner locations are optional for each shipmate.

                   All shipmates can select other individual locations for their dinners.

4.   The front desk at the hotel has a list of about fifty restaurants that will be provided to you

                   upon request. About ten of the restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel and the

                   others are all within a 5-to-10 minute drive.

5.     Parking can be a problem in Pittsburg. The addresses of parking lots that are close to the

                   Saturday and Sunday activities are listed on the POD. There is a charge for all parking.

6.    A list of about twenty ‘activities of interest’ is attached. A few of these activities have been   

                   listed on the POD for the Saturday and Sunday group activities. The others are for your

                   consideration for the “Free Day” on Monday. This list, that includes website addresses and

                   physical addresses, will also be posted in the GHR for your use.