Where to Eat in Oakland
Activities in Oakland
- Carnegie Museum of Art
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Phipps Conservatory
- Pittsburgh Art in Public Places--Oakland Walking Tour
- Schenley Park and Schenley Plaza
- University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms
Lodging
Holiday Inn University Select
100 Lytton Avenue, Oakland (two blocks from conference venue)
- Reserve online at www.holidayinn.com/pit-univctr with group code “WCS” or call 1-888-465-4329 or 412-682-6200 and ask for the Working Class Studies Association group block.
- Guests may check in at 4:00 p.m. and must check out by 11:00 a.m.
- Express Shuttle rate to this location is $25.00 one-way and $43 round trip, or other ground transportation is available. Parking is $18 per day in the guest lot.
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Wyndham-Pittsburgh University Place
3454 Forbes Avenue, Oakland (five blocks from conference venue)
- Reserve by phone, 1-800-WYN-DHAM or 412-683-2040, and ask for the Working Class Studies Association group block.
- Guests may check in at 3:00 p.m. and must check out by 12:00 p.m.
- Express Shuttle rate to this location is $25.00 one-way and $43 round trip, or other ground transportation is available. Valet parking only, $17 for overnight guests with in/out privileges.
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Doubletree Hotel
1 Bigelow Square, Downtown (4 miles from conference venue)
NOTE: Doubletree has a labor contract with UNITE/HERE. The other hotels are non-union.
- Reserve online at www.pittsburghcitycenter.doubletree.com with group code “WCS” or call 1-800-222-TREE (8733) and ask for the Working Class Studies Association group block.
- Guests may check in at 3:00 p.m. and must check out by 12:00 p.m.
- Express Shuttle rate to this location is $20 one-way and $35 round trip, or other ground transportation is available. There is a public parking lot adjacent to the hotel but not affiliated with hotel. The cost is $20 per day during the week and $18 per day on the weekend.
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