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Redding locals gather at the Market St. Block Party
Redding locals celebrate the new steam whistle at the Market St. Block Party.
Posted: May 21, 2021 9:54 PM
Posted By: Carmela Karcher
REDDING, Calif. - From 4pm to 8pm Friday evening, people in Redding gathered at Market Center to enjoy live music and drinks.
People were setting up all afternoon waiting for the crowds to come.
Market Center was blocked off so people could wander throughout the street to socialize and experience the new and improved area of downtown.
Friday was the “opening” of the imaginary Whiskey Lake’s Bar & Grille, put on by Denny Bar Co. Distillery.
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Downtown Redding was packed with people Friday evening for a festive block party, a first-time event for the newly opened section of Market Street.
Some 500 people came for what was billed as the Steam Whistle Inauguration Block Party to watch and hear a trio of steam whistles installed at the corner of Butte and Market streets.
Party-goers danced, stood in line for drinks, visited a food truck, and generally enjoyed the evening.
As promised, the 20-foot tall whistles let off several puffs of steam and sounded off for the clapping crowd just after a 5:30 p.m. ribbon-cutting.
Going forward, the plan is to have the whistles blare every Friday at 5 p.m. to signal the end of the work week and the start of downtown’s weekend nightlife.