AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Pittsburgh's beloved Star Wars vending machine is coming back after restoration scare
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire […] The post Pittsburgh's beloved Star Wars vending machine is coming back after restoration scare appeared first on American Almanac .
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Station 27 on Mount Washington for decades. It draws large crowds every May the Fourth for annual Star Wars celebrations. Recently, the machine vanished from its usual spot, and the internet lost its collective mind. Braeden Days, a Pittsburgh native and lifelong Star Wars fan who works as a content creator, removed the machine after getting permission from Fire Station 27. His…Open