The Flickr Parkinggarageentrance Image Generatr

In Virginia Beach, Virginia, on October 10th, 2023, was an entrance to a parking garage at the Oceans Condominiums (built in 1975 according to city property records at propertysearch.virginiabeach.gov) on the east side of Pacific Avenue (U.S. Route 60), north of 40th Street.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:
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• Weeds (sh85145920)

September 16, 2024 - Looking at the entrance to the underground Conference Center parking garage. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Yea verily this used to be a McClurkan's department store in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, said to have been built in 1969. I don't know what year it became a parking garage.

"But if all the downtown businesses are closed and converted to parking, what reason would we have to park our cars downtown?" complained the local motorists. Nah I'm just kidding, they weren't that thoughtful.

Look at those awning-style brise-soleils. It was 1969 and people were throwing money around all over the place.

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In downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, on February 14th, 2023, at the northwest corner of Scott Avenue (U.S. 287 Business Route) and 10th Street.

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In downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on April 2nd, 2023, at the Liberty Plaza parking ramp (built in 1974 as the NCNB [North Carolina National Bank] Parking Deck, a "contributing property" in the Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District, 100008467 on the National Register of Historic Places) at the northwest corner of North Liberty Street and 2nd Street.

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Circle-P famously means parking in every language. To continue to display the banner in this condition is to perpetrate an urban blight upon the city of Winston-Salem.

According to Google Streetview, the banner was hung sometime between July 2018 and June 2019. It should be removed and not replaced, and the parking garage should be converted to comfortable-yet-inexpensive apartments.

The parking garage was built in 1972, the International Year of "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry.

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In downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on April 2nd, 2023, on the west side of North Main Street between West 4th Street and West 5th Street.

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Per Ggl Streetview, the gray-'n'-beige paintjob is from sometime between August 2009 and August 2013. Before that, the concrete was nude.

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In downtown New London, Connecticut, on September 21st, 2021, the northwest corner of the Water Street Garage (built 1975 according to the City of New London's online property database) as viewed from Atlantic Street, east of Eugene O'Neill Drive.

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Try to imagine the city of New London, Connecticut, if its most prominent buildings and structures were suddenly eliminated. Sad!

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In downtown New London, Connecticut, on September 21st, 2021, at the Winthrop Municipal Parking Garage, a/k/a the Winthrop Garage (built in 1970 according to a plaque; apparently sold by the city to a private firm in 2006, according to the City of New London's online property database) at the southwest corner of Governor Winthrop Boulevard and Union Street.

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April 23, 2022 - "A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cathedral of our Lady has not technically been completed. Intended to have two large spires on either side of its entrance, only the one has been completed to date. Standing over 123 meters tall, its the tallest church spire in the Benelux and offers a spectacular view over the Grote Markt and historic city center.

Practical Information

Architect: Pieter Appelmans, Rombout II Keldermans, Jan Appelmans, Jacob van Thienen, Jules Bilmeyer
Built: 1352-1521
Type: Church
Address: Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Style: Gothic
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Wednesdays (10:00am – 5:00pm), Saturdays (10:00am – 3:00pm), Sundays (1:00pm – 5:00pm)" Previous description from the following website: www.avontuura.com/must-see-antwerp/

The worst things about the building are: the stupid sets of double columns on the trapezoidal balconies; the tan bricks; and the lazy cuteness of "acknowledging" the building's triangular lot by cutely sprinkling triangular projections all around. The best things about the building are idk idc.

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In downtown Madison, Wisconsin, on August 17th, 2021, the Capitol Point Condominiums (built 2001-2002, designed by SGN+A Architects) at the intersection of North Hamilton Street and North Webster Street.

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:
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November 29, 2020 - Parking garage entrance at School Employees Retirement System at 300 E. Broad Street.

In Chinatown in downtown Montréal on June 2nd, 2018, at the northwest (locally the "northeast") corner of Rue Saint-Urbain and Rue-Brady. The building is "Place du Quartier," erected 1985.

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The building was erected in 1976. Are we in agreement that the arrow is from 1976 also?

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In downtown Macon, Georgia, on January 5th, 2018, outside the BB&T Building on the south side of Walnut Street between 1st Street and 2nd Street.

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boston, massachusetts
april 1970

anti-war rally, boston common

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

After I finished taking pictures I removed the cushioned sheaths and ran off with them. I've got them here in my apartment as I write this.

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In downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on March 1st, 2014, on the west side of South 3rd Street, south of West Main Street.

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In San Francisco on March 19th, 2016, a view of the north side of Bush Street between Mason Street and Powell Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA6370.P37 Parking garages—United States—Pictorial works.
SB435.5 Ornamental trees—United States—Pictorial works.
SB435.5 Trees in cities—United States—Pictorial works.
F869.S36N63 Nob Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)—Pictorial works.
F869.S343 San Francisco (Calif.)—Pictorial works.

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Art & Architecture Thesaurus term:
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No plants, it's February.

Do you like black brick pavements!

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In downtown Windsor, Ontario, on February 20th, 2016, at the entrance to a parking garage owned by "COMPARK Complete Parking Services Inc." on the south side of Pitt Street West, west of Dougall Avenue.

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Stupid English language, it ought to be better. It needs more words.

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In downtown Lansing, Michigan, on August 10th, 2014, the "South Capitol Ramp" operated by the Lansing Municipal Parking System, on the east side of Townsend Street between West Washtenaw Street and West Kalamazoo Street.

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Library of Congress classification ideas:
NA6370.P37 Parking garages—United States—Pictorial works.
GT3911.A2 Signs and signboards—United States—Pictorial works.
F574.L2 Lansing (Mich.)—Pictorial works.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands