I don't remember this automated parking facility, even though I was 17 years old when it was demolished about 1984 for the Central Market Domed Stadium (!). The parking facility is at the corner of Huron and Ontario -- where the main entrance of Quicken Loans Arena is today. These pictures were taken by Clay Herrick and is in his collection posted at ClevelandMemory.com.

 

In 1979, notice the brick wall of one of the Tower City Center buildings where Nike's Lebron mural hangs today:

 

In 1966, looking generally north:

 

In 1963, with Ontario Street in the foreground:

 

In 1962, again looking generally north, but the metal skin of the structure hadn't been added yet:

 

Does anyone know when this was built?

Ugly, yet cool.  It looks like something you'd see in Japan.

^Or NYC...

I vaguely remember the bottom level signage after looking at the 1962 picture.  I'm pretty sure there was a tire store and car wash or gas station there as well.

hey i remember that old automated garage by the central market. i don't recall ever being in it myself tho. nice find.  :clap:

 

^Or NYC...

 

yes there is an old one like it in nyc. this similar one, which i bet is from the same era, whenever that was (1960's?). it's located way downtown in manhattan on fulton st -- by the seaport. on the odd occasion i am around there i always stop and gawk at the cars being mechanically parked. i took these pics a couple weeks ago.

 

eastside of it

 

 

westside, where you drive in/out

 

one more

 

Crazy! I was JUST thinking about that same parking garage, mrnyc .. I work right around the corner from there on Cliff!

Now THAT'S mixed use!! (including the huge advertisement).

I dunno if it's mixed so much .. more like shit slapped together.

That's OK. It's still nice and messy.

charmingly ramshackle?