CUSTOMER PARKING GARAGES BUILT FOR DEPARTMENT STORES 1920-1960 Richard Longstreth, compiler revised 12.1.09 This compendium offers basic data on parking structures commissioned for patron use by the over 180 downtown-based department store companies in 59 cities studied for my book, The American Department Store Transformed, 1920-1960 (Yale University Press, 2010) The list does not include parking lots used for the same purpose, which appear to have been much more numerous. The listings are chronologically arranged by date of opening, beginning with the earliest such facilities I have been able to document. Many sources were used in compiling this material. Women’s Wear Daily and local newspapers were especially useful. Site visits were made in most cases, in which case I have included notation of whether the building still stands followed by the date of my last visit in parentheses as the last line in an entry. Additions and corrections are welcome. Contact me at rwl@gwu.edu. 1922 SCRUGGS, VANDERVOORT & BARNEY DRY GOODSCO., St. Charles Street, between Eleventh & Twelfth streets, St. Louis announced 1.122, opened 8.14.22 4 stories + roof deck+ basement, 400 cars, $250,000 demolished ca. 1999 FAMOUS-BARR, Seventh, Elm & Walnut streets, St. Louis announced 2.19.22, opened ca. 8.22 Will Levy, architect 1 story + roof deck, 235 cars, 54,000 square feet no longer standing (9.00) 1924 EMPORIUM, Mission Street near Fifth Street, San Francisco announced 6.14.24, project 10 stories, 700-1000 cars THE HUB, Uhler's Alley, Baltimore announced 7.2.24, opened ca. 1924 100 cars no longer standing (9.96) 1 1925 BON MARCHE, FRASER-PATTERSON, RHODES, AND MACDOUGALL-SOUTHWELL FOUR STORES GARAGE, First Avenue & Union Street, Seattle announced 11.11.24, opened 4.5.25 Thomas & Grainger, architects 7 stories, 500 cars, $500,000 extant, altered (4.95) MAY COMPANY, Lakeside Avenue, west of Ontario Street, Cleveland announced 2.4.25, opened 6.22.25 Lehman & Schmidt Company, architects 3 stories, 600 cars, 100,000 square feet, $500,000 no longer standing (8.97) ROSENBAUM CO., Pittsburgh announced 4.25, conversion of delivery garage SANGER BROS., Elm & Austin streets, Dallas announced 4.18.25, opened 10.10.25 5 stories + roof deck, 350 cars no longer standing (2.97) 1926 JORDAN MARSH CO., SHOPPER’S GARAGE, 14-22 Beach Street Boston announced 6.14.24, opened 9.15.26 8 stories + roof deck + basement, 500 cars extant, altered (7.99) 1927 MAY COMPANY, Ninth & Hill streets, Los Angeles announced 10.11.26, opened 9.6.27 Curlett & Beelman, architects 4 stories + 3 basement levels, 535 cars, $1,850,000 extant (6.07) 1928 M. O'NEILLCO., State & S. Main streets, Akron announced 12.7.26, opened 3.12.28 Graham, Anderson, Probst & White (Chicago), architects 2 stories, 400 cars, 57,000 square feet incorporated in store building section no longer standing (1.98) 2 M. RICH & CO., Hunter & Forsyth streets, Atlanta opened ca. 8.15.28 2 stories, 150 cars, 32,000 square feet, $225,000 no longer standing (5.99) DAYTON CO., 24-38 Eighth Street, Minneapolis opened 9.1.28 4 stories + basement, 300 cars remodeled as part of store ca. 1954 1929 THE BROADWAY, S. Olive & Fourth streets, Los Angeles opened. ca. 11.20.29 7 stories, 600+ cars purchase of Mutual Garage (built 1923-1924) demolished late 1980s J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS, Seventeenth & Dodge streets, Omaha announced 1.17.29, project George Prins, architect 1930 DANIELS & FISHER, Sixteenth & Arapahoe streets, Denver announced 9.18.29, opened 8.25.30 5 stories, 200 cars, $150,000 incorporated in store building demolished ca. late 1950s A. POLSKY CO., S. Main, Center, State & High streets, Akron, Ohio announced 4.9.29, opened 9.14.30 Starrett & Van Vleck (New York), architects incorporated in store building converted to storage space 1941 extant (1.98) 1936 KAUFMANN’S, Smithfield & Diamond streets, Pittsburgh announced 8.5.36, opened ca. 11.36 Metzger-Richardson Company, engineers 2 stories + roof deck, 350-450 cars, $100,000 demolished for new garage ca. 1956 1937 3 HECHT CO., Seventh & E streets, N.W., Washington, D.C announced 8.10.37, opened 9.29.37 Abbott, Merkt & Company (New York), architects-engineers 2 stories + roof deck, 275 cars, $100,000 demolished early 1980s JOHN SHILLITOCO., Sevenh & Elm streets, Cincinnati announced 3.8.37, opened 10.26.37 Potter, Tyler & Martin, architects 4 story, 300 cars incorporated in store building addition extant (4.08) 1939 J. L. HUDSON CO., Grand River Avenue & Broadway, Detroit opened 1939 275 cars, 22,000 square feet replaced by new garage ca. 1949 WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Tenth & H streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. opened ca. 1939 2 stories + roof deck demolished 1980s 1940 STIX, BAER & FULLER, Seventh Street & Lucas Avenue, St. Louis announced 12.10.39, opened 8.1.40 Morris F. Marks, designer 2 stories + roof deck+ basement, 275 cars, 75,000 square feet, $250,000 extant (4.96) 1941 GIMBELBROS., THRIFT PARK, Eighth & Chestnut streets, Philadelphia announced ca. 9.40, opened 1.27.41 Abbott, Merkt & Company(New York), architects-engineers, Silverman & Levy, consulting architects 3 stories + roof deck, 400 cars, $500,000 extant (10.00) BUFFUM’S AUTOPORT, First Street between Pine & Pacific avenues, Long Beach, California opened 2.19.41 J. H. Davis, engineer 4 stories + roof deck+ basement extant (1.08) 4 1944 MILLER & RHODES, Seventh Street, Richmond, Virginia opened 1944 5 stories purchase of Richmond Garage (built 1927-28) extant (10.00) 1947 JOHN SHILLITO CO., Seventh & Elm streets, Cincinnati opened 4.47 Potter, Tyler & Martin, architects 3 stories + roof deck, 1000 cars, 248,000 square feet, $884,000 extant (4.0 8) GIMBEL BROS., N. Plankinton Ave. & W. Michigan Street, Milwaukee announced 1.14.46, opened 5.19.47 Drolshagen & Boynton, architects 2 stories + roof deck, 450 cars, $750,000 extant (10.99) M. O'NEILL CO., State & Water streets, Akron opened 9.2.47 1 story + roof deck, 500 cars no longer standing (1.98) FOLEY BROS., Travis Street between Lamar & Dallas, Houston announced 5.22.45, opened 10.21.47 Kenneth Franzeim, architect 5 stories + roof deck+ basement, @ 600 cars, 191,205 square feet extant (6.00) F. & R. LAZARUS CO., W. Town Street & Riverside Drive, Columbus, Ohio announced by 4.16.47, opened 11.6.47 Potter, Tyler & Martin, architects 3 stories + roof deck, 1000 cars extant, altered (4.08) 1949 M. RICH & CO., 1 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta opened 8.12.49 Stevens & Wilkinson, architects, MacDougall-Warren, engineers 4 stories + roof deck, 325 cars, 108,000 square feet, $500,000 no longer standing (5.99) 5 DAVISON-PAXON, Carnegie Way, Atlanta announced 6.30.49, opened 11.9.49 R. Kennon Perry, architect 4 stories + roof deck 1950 MILLER & RHODES, THALHEIMER BROS., PARK & SHOP GARAGE, Grace Street between Sixth & Seventh, Richmond, Virginia opened 10.1.50 Carneal & Johnson, architects 2 stories+ roof deck+ basement, 475 cars, $1,500,000 extant, later additions (10.00) J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS, Eighteenth & Dodge streets, Omaha announced 2.22.50, opened 12.1.50 Noel S. Wallace, architect 4 stories + roof deck + 2 basement levels, 400 cars, $500,000 1951 J. L. HUDSON CO., Broadway, Grand River Avenue, Central & John R streets, Detroit announced 1949, opened ca. 1.51 Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects 4 stories + roof deck, 850 cars, $1,500,000 extant (4.00) WURZBURG’S, Ottawa Avenue & Lewis Street, Grand Rapids announced 4.17.50, opened 4.9.51 3 stories + roof deck (?), 320 cars, $250,000 no longer standing (4.00) HECHT BROS., Baltimore & Pine streets (?), Baltimore opened by 12.51 Abbott, Merkt & Company (New York), architects-engineers 2 stories + roof deck, 343 cars, 119,200 square feet no longer standing (9.99) STIX, BAER & FULLER, Seventh Street & Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis announced 10.5.50, opened 11.18.51 Russell, Crowell, Mullgardt & Schwartz, architects 4 stories + roof deck+ basement, 400 cars extant (4.96) 6 1952 CAIN-SLOAN PARKING CENTER, Church & Fifth avenues, N., Nashville opened 8.19.52 3 stories, 504 cars, 150,000 square feet, $1,500,000 incorporated into new Cain-Sloan store, 1956-57 demolished 1994 1953 WOODWARD & LOTHROP DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE, H & Tenth streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. opened 1.4.53 A. R. Claus, architect 5 stories + roof deck, 240 cars, $350,000 demolished 1980s G. FOX, Morgan & Market streets, Hartford announced 10.14.52, opened ca. 10.1.53 Abbott, Merkt & Company (New York), architects-engineers 3 stories + roof deck, 500 cars, $1,000,000 no longer standing (5.01) J. GOLDSMITH & SONS CO., Front, McCall & Hoteel streets, Memphis announced 1.21.53, opened 10.19.53 E. H. Harrison, architect 4 stories + roof deck, 500-600 cars no longer standing (3.07) MAY COMPANY, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles opened by 10.30.53 A. C. Martin & Associates, architects 2 stories + roof deck, 1189 cars, $1,000,000 extant (3.00) 1954 Z.C.M.I., S. Temple Street, Salt Lake City opened 11.2.54 4 stories + roof deck, 520 cars, $750,000 demolished 1970s M. O'NEILLCO., Water, State & Bowery streets, Akron opened by 11.17.54 1 story + roof deck, 400,000 square feet, 1150 cars, $1,000,000 no longer standing (1.98) 7 1955 GOLDEN RULE, Eighth & Roberts streets, St. Paul announced 8.7.55, opened ca. 12.55 3 stories + roof deck, 600 cars, 220,000 square feet, $800,000 no longer standing (9.00) 1956 F. & R. LAZARUS CO., Rich & Front streets, Columbus, Ohio announced 4.27.53, opened 11.56 Austin Company (Cleveland), architects-engineers 3 stories + roof deck, 500 cars, 140,000 square feet, $500,000 demolished (4.08) KAUFMANN’S, Smithfield & Diamond streets, Pittsburgh announced 12.20.55, opened ca. 11.56 Hoffman & Crumpton, architects 6 stories + roof deck, 864 cars built by Pittsburgh Parking Authority for store extant (4.07) KAUFMANN’S, Smithfield Street & Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh opened ca. 1956 Hoffman & Crumpton, architects 5 stories + roof deck, 528 cars built by Pittsburgh Parking Authority for store extant (4.07) F. & R. LAZARUS CO., Rich & Front streets, Columbus, Ohio announced 1.1.56, opened 11.11.56 Benham, Richards & Armstrong, architects 3 stories + roof deck, 575 cars demolished between 1998 and 2008 1957 CAIN-SLOAN CO., Church Street & Fifth Avenue, Nashville opened ca. 10.25.57 8 stories, 568 cars JOHN SHILLTIO CO., Seventh, Elm & Race streets, Cincinnati additions announced 3.23.56, opened ca. 8.15.57, 10.6.57 4 stories (rooftop addition to existing structure) and 5 stories + roof deck (side addition), 770 cars included corporate offices of Federated Department Stores extant (4.08) 8 1958 KRAUS CO., Iberville, Liberty & Treme streets, New Orleans announced before 7.2.57, opened 2.15.58 5 stories + roof deck, 350 Cars, $500,000+ extant, vacant (11.06) L. S. AYRES & CO., Illinois & Maryland streets, Indianapolis opened ca. 8.17.58 4 stories + roof deck, 545 cars no longer standing (4.08) AUERBACH’S's, State Street & Exchange Place, Salt Lake City announced ca. 1.57, opened 11.28.58 Ashley Carpenter, architect 1500 cars, $1,500,000 1959 JOSPEH HORNE CO., Pittsburgh announced 8.7.56, opened 7.27.59 680 cars built by Pittsburgh Parking Authority for store ABRAHAM & STRAUS, Elm Place, Hoyt & Livingston streets, Brooklyn announced 5.19.58, opened ca. 8.4.59 4 stories, 600 cars on former Namm-Loeser store site, purchased 7.57 extant (7.02) DAYTON’S, Seventh & Eighth streets, Minneapolis opened 8.31.59 750 cars replaced earlier garage extant (9.00) RIKE-KUMLER CO., Dayton announced 2.16.59, opened ca. 11.1.59 6 stories, 208,200 square feet, $1,252,000 1960 BON MARCHE, Pine & Stewart streets, Seattle announced 10.27.58, opened 3.2.60 George A. Applegarth (San Francisco), architect 9 stories, 1300 cars, $3,000,000 extant (6.04) 9 1961 J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS, Douglas Street, Omaha announced 3.21.59, opened 5.14.61 8 stories + roof deck + basement, 653 cars, $3,000,000 extant (5.97) F. & R. LAZARUS CO., Front & Rich streets, Columbus, Ohio opened 1961 5 stories + roof deck demolished 2008 1962 FAMOUS-BARR CO., Sixth, Seventh, Olive & Pine streets, St. Louis announced 10.31.60, opened 10.10.62 Schwarz & Van Hoefen, architects 10 stories + roof deck., 269,000 square feet extant (9.00) 10