Photograph
Manchester Pigeon Hole Parking
The first commercial pigeon hole parking unit in the world was built for the Harry S. Manchester department store, behind Manchesters at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Dayton Street. Shown, left to right, are: inventor Leo Sanders of Spokane, Washington; Morgan Manchester, president of the store, and Mayor George Forster. Also shows a car with its wheels raised and its front axle resting on a tracked moving mechanism. The Manchester pigeonhole parking unit was six stories high and it held 169 cars. "The parking is all done mechanically, without a hand touching the auto after the driver steps out. The hydraulically-operated lift moves sideways and vertically and can park 168 cars at an average time of 35 seconds per car when operating at peak efficiency." |
Image ID: | 72946 |
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Creation Date: | 11 29 1951 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.4103 |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Nov. 30, 1951. |
Men |
Inventors |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Automobiles |
Department stores |
Parking facilities |
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