City celebrates Penguins’ Stanley Cup Championship

Team captain Sidney Crosby gave us the picture we've wanted all season when he hoisted the Stanley Cup on the Boulevard of the Allies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Team captain Sidney Crosby gave us the picture we’ve wanted all season when he hoisted the Stanley Cup on the Boulevard of the Allies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Fans jammed Stanwix Street at the Boulevard of the Allies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Fans jammed Stanwix Street at the Boulevard of the Allies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Evgeni Malkin and family members held the cup as it moved along Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Evgeni Malkin and family members held the cup as it moved along Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
The Boulevard of the Allies was packed in a way we've never seen before. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
The Boulevard of the Allies was packed in a way we’ve never seen before. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Kris Letang has a moment with his son Alexander. (Gracey Evans/Post-Gazette)
Kris Letang has a moment with his son Alexander. (Gracey Evans/Post-Gazette)
A mass of fans shooting cell phone pictures of the cup on the boulevard. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
A mass of fans shooting cell phone pictures of the cup on the boulevard. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Penguins Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl on Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Penguins Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl on Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Fans cheer from the InterPark parking garage on the boulevard as Kris Letang raises the cup. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
Fans cheer from the InterPark parking garage on the boulevard as Kris Letang raises the cup. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
Fans were excited to see the cup. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
Fans were excited to see the cup. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
After hoisting the cup, Kris Letang carried it off his vehicle ...
After hoisting the cup, Kris Letang carried it off his vehicle …
... and carried to team captain Sidney Crosby. (Photos by Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
… and carried to team captain Sidney Crosby. (Photos by Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Of course, the parking garage was spilling over with fans. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Of course, the parking garage was spilling over with fans. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Evgeni Malkin acknowledges fans. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Evgeni Malkin acknowledges fans. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
We saw Penguins towels and headgear everywhere.(Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette}
We saw Penguins towels and headgear everywhere.(Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette}
One fan tried to multi-task, taking a selfie while greeting Pen Nick Bonino. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
One fan tried to multi-task, taking a selfie while greeting Pen Nick Bonino. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Fans cheered on the boulevard. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Fans cheered on the boulevard. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Fans watched from Downtown office buildings. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Fans watched from Downtown office buildings. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Of course, Sidney Crosby kissed the cup several times. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Of course, Sidney Crosby kissed the cup several times. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Goalie Matthew Murray was a happy man on Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Goalie Matthew Murray was a happy man on Grant Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Beau Bennett greeted the crowd. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Beau Bennett greeted the crowd. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
These fans had a great view from a rooftop on the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
These fans had a great view from a rooftop on the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
When fans saw the cup, they went crazy. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
When fans saw the cup, they went crazy. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Here's another view of Sidney on the boulevard. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Here’s another view of Sidney on the boulevard. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
There must be thousands of cell phone pictures of the event. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
There must be thousands of cell phone pictures of the event. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Demond Jordan of Unadilla, Ga., and Arielle Tabor of Inglewood, Ca. had front row seats. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Demond Jordan of Unadilla, Ga., and Arielle Tabor of Inglewood, Ca. had front row seats. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
More fans on the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
More fans on the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
We loved this gesture -- Sidney Crosby brought the cup to fans standing along the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
We loved this gesture — Sidney Crosby brought the cup to fans standing along the boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Fans were thrilled to touch the cup after Sidney Crosby walked it past for them to touch. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Fans were thrilled to touch the cup after Sidney Crosby walked it past for them to touch. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
We can't help ourselves -- here's one last picture of Sid and the cup. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
We can’t help ourselves — here’s one last picture of Sid and the cup. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette. local Five-year-old Jovie Azzdina of Murrysville rests shortly before start of a -parade celebrating the Pen's Stanley Cup championship.
After the parade, many of us felt like five-year-old Jovie Azzdina of Murrysville. We were exhausted. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)