Top 6 answers on the board . . .
1. Tower Place (Pogues) Parking Garage – 118 W. 4th (1967)
This parking garage gets top (or bottom?) billing for being the worst as it is ugly and horribly detracts from 4th Street. The ramps . . . the strange sidewalk . . It's just bad. Maybe the only redeeming quality would be if the first floor store was actually leased.2. Lazarus (Macy’s/Federated) Parking Garage – 222 W. 7th (1946)
Ugly and no first floor retail. It does hold the sidewalk but bullies its neighbors - Plum Street Temple and Covenant First Presbyterian - which ranks it No. 2.3. NE Corner 7th & Sycamore Parking Garage - 700 Sycamore Street (1957)
Similar in style to No. 4 but in this prominent site it detracts more from its surroundings than No. 4.4. Convention Center Garage – 605 Plum Street
Not sure on the date on this one. My guess is late '60 with the Convention Center?5. Western Southern Garages – 3rd Street
One of these may possibly come down with a new office tower. When it does . . . I'll take it off the list. 3rd Street is littered with some bad garages (see below) but these are big and ugly and make more of an impact.
6. 9th Street Parking Garage – 11 W. 9th (1983)
While not as ugly as the rest, it would have benefited from some first floor retail especially given its central location. And its location I guess pushed it ahead of P&G's Executive Parking Garage below.
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5 comments:
Pogue's Garage is easily the worst - the site of a murder and the bringer of death to the Fourth Street retail it was intended to save. There is a ray of hope. The new owners of Tower Place agree that the Fourth Street ramp is an abomination and were reported to be looking at its removal. This would be a great time to encourage them to do so.
For me it's a toss up between #1 and #2.
#1 is terrible because it takes away the sidewalk. #2 is equally terrible because not only is it horribly ugly, it leaves vast portions of the block with nothing but a red wall--and that goofy-ass diagonal door.
#1 takes away the sidewalk, and that was a horrible mistake in the design, however the spiral exit ramp in the center is pretty cool.
Removing the 4th Street ramp from Pogue's Garage will be a good move for the investor. They could easily attract new retailer(s) with the ability to customize the façade at the street. It would be great if they offered a restaurant or a grocer with outdoor cafe seating at the current covered sidewalk area. I despise the look of the garage. But readily admit I use it often during game days when the streets are full.
Removing the 4th Street ramp from Pogue's Garage will be a good move for the investor. They could easily attract new retailer(s) with the ability to customize the façade at the street. It would be great if they offered a restaurant or a grocer with outdoor cafe seating at the current covered sidewalk area. I despise the look of the garage. But readily admit I use it often during game days when the streets are full.
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