Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
September 8, 2008 A large-scale parking garage in Anchorage, Alaska, was officially opened for use. Construction on this 10-story building, which encompasses a total of 368,830 square feet (34,265 square meters), began on February 1 of the previous year. The upper nine stories of this structure are used for parking, while the first story contains... Continue Reading →
December 5, 1951 An innovation in facilities for automobiles took place in northwest Washington, D.C., with the debut of the first push button-controlled parking garage. The pioneering Park-O-Mat garage, which was built on K Street between 14th and 15th Streets in the nation’s capital, did not have any ramps, aisles, or lanes. The garage instead relied... Continue Reading →
