ParallelParking photos on Flickr

mia2008_russ_swift_ 34 by jambertdg

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#BOOYAH #parallelPark this bitch #truckdriver #WEL #Schoeps #downtown #madison #wisconsin by I80_Queen

Sideways Parking by levimfjohnson

I dropped the Willys off for an oil and t-case fluid change and told them to park it out of the rain. So they did.

In Olde Towne Portsmouth an '85 Ford Mustang. by Tim Kiser

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In Olde Towne Portsmouthe an '85 Forde Mustange.

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In downtown Portsmouth, Virginia, on October 13th, 2023, on the west side of Dinwiddie Street between Glasgow Street and London Street, in the Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, 70000877 and 83004251 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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DSC_1005 by Paul Kobayashi

?! by Isaac

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 50 by jambertdg

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 18 by jambertdg

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Like A Glove by Chris Clayson

I was a little off the curb... but not bad for rush hour DC

In downtown Menominee in 2024 we watched as the famous Crawford Block, erected 1895, attracted a 2008 Toyota 4Runner to its front door. by Tim Kiser

Verily the Crawford Block was built in 1895, per the following reports in the Menominee Daily Herald:

• "Within the next few weeks the Crawford Block will be ready for occupancy. The plasterers are now spreading their 'mud.' Cholera Morbus is a dangerous complaint, and often is fatal in its results. To avoid this you should use De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure, as soon as the first symptoms appear."—August 21, 1895.

• "On the first floor main entrance to the Crawford block a cement slab will be put in by Downey, the cement walk man. It will last a lifetime."—August 24, 1895.

• "The large glass show-windows have been put in the Crawford block, and the oak shelving is also being placed in position. Easy to take, sure to cure, no pain, nothing to dread, pleasant little pills. De Witt's Little Early Risers. Best for Sick Headache, Biliousness, Sour Stomach and Constipation."—September 4, 1895.

• "There are a few very bad boys in this city, who seem to think they have a "card blank" to do just as they please. The police ought to look after these vandals and place them In the 'lock-up' when caught throwing stones and doing other acts of vandalism. The boys who daubed up the plastering In the Crawford block with red paint ought to be severely punished for their Idiotic foolishness. Cholera Morbus is a dangerous complaint, and often is fatal in its results. To avoid this you should use De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure, as soon as the first symptoms appear."—September 19, 1895.

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In downtown Menominee, Michigan, on May 24th, 2024, was the Menominee County Courthouse (a "contributing property" in the First Street Historic District, 74000997 on the National Register of Historic Places) on the west side of 1st Street, north of Doyle Drive.

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Yup, bumper to bumper contact in the front by Eyton Z

mia2008_russ_swift_ 31 by jambertdg

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new york parking by Rian Castillo

In Dawson, Minnesota, a former bank building from 1907 was attractively paired with a 2019 Ford F-150. by Tim Kiser

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I like how they look together, the bldg and the truck = They've got complementarity.

Via the Facebook group "Dawson History" I found this picture showing the building under construction in October 1907. Here is a picture showing the building circa 1912-1915.

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In downtown Dawson, Minnesota, on August 14th, 2025, was the former Bank of Dawson building at the northwest corner of 6th Street (Lac qui Parle County Road 23) and Chestnut Street, occupied as of 2025 by Neon Needles, a clothing, embroidery, and screen printing shop per its Facebook page.

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 37 by jambertdg

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 51 by jambertdg

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I am the best parallel parker ever. by vanilla lace

I TOTALLY squeezed into this spot... I am the best.

IMG_6679 by Plannerd

mia2008_russ_swift_ 8 by jambertdg

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2010 11 13 - 0735 - Washington DC - Independence Ave from 2nd St SE by thisisbossi

NYC parking by caffeine_obsessed

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on the corner by LRW3

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2010 02 20 - 1737 - Washington DC - 12th St NW from W St NW by thisisbossi

Come to Harry's Barber Shop and Beauty Salon. by Tim Kiser

The Los Angeles County Assesor says there's a building from 1913 in there. Wow!

The building's false front is splendid and hilarious.

I have something your're going to love: A link to a picture by Ed Ruscha, showing what the building looked like in 1974. Look at it!

Mr Ruscha was there in 2007 also, at which time the building was occupied by a used car dealerhip and a used furniture shop.

Harry's Barber Shop and Beauty Salon appears to have opened in 2015, per Goola Streetview, which documents a lot of turnover in the businesses occupying various portions of the building in recent years. I'm old and I don't have time to write them all down. A young and energetic Cultural Studies major should do it instead.

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In Los Angeles, California, on April 24th, 2019, 5153-5159 Santa Monica Blvd, on the north side of Santa Monica Boulevard, west of North Ardmore Avenue.

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Better Luck Next Time by Sailor Syd

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That is a bit farther than 18 inches.

mia2008_russ_swift_ 12 by jambertdg

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I park my 2010 Buick Lucerne at a boarded-up commercial building from the late 19th century, painted in light grayish green, light bluish green, and salmon. by Tim Kiser

I would paint the brick wall olive green, the infills and boards chartreuse, and the arches and sills white, to match the colors of my favorite pair of basketball shorts. But it's not my decision to make, not my building to paint.

Okay here goes:

• This is in Freeport, Illinois.

• The July 1897 Sanborn fire insurance map of Freeport identifies this as the Anzeiger Building at 97 Galena Street (which was renumbered/renamed to its current address, 1 East Main Street, sometime later). It is depicted as a 3-story building, with "B. Press R'm & Off." on the first floor, "Compos'g & Electro-Typing" on the second, and "Book Bindery" on the third.

• A 1910 history of Stephenson County, Illinois, says the "Anzeiger Building, a large three-story brick structure at the corner

of Chicago and Galena Streets, which houses one of the most complete and up-to-date printing plants in the state" was built in 1886 by "William Wagner, the venerable editor and publisher of the Anzeiger."

• But!, the 1890 fire insurance map (the earliest available online) shows a shorter two-story building at this location, labeled "water motor printing." Wtf? Did the Anzeiger Building start as a shorter two-story building? Or is the 1910 history book wrong about the 1886 date?, and if so was the building depicted on the 1890 map demolished and replaced sometime between the 1890 and 1897 maps?

• Meanwhile, on Google Streetview I discovered there's a "Downtown Freeport Century Building" plaque on the building saying it was built in 1897. Wtf?

• I sought to resolve the discrepancy by consulting city directories at AncestryLibrary.com, but no: Both the 1894 and 1905 directories (the earliest available) show "Hoffman & Buss" at this address. Wtf?

• So "late 19th century" is as specific as I can get. My 2010 Buick Lucerne and I are gone from here, and we will probably never be back.

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In downtown Freeport, Illinois, on August 15th, 2021, at the back end of the Anzeiger Building at the southeast corner of East Main Street and South Chicago Avenue. Part of the building contains the Landmark Restaurant, so it's not entirely abandoned.

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 30 by jambertdg

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 54 by jambertdg

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From 1965, a bright and cheerful commercial building. by Tim Kiser

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We get beige brick veneer out front; painted concrete blocks to one side; and a shed roof of vinyl siding upstairs: "Three favorite surfaces," I said.

According to Google Streetview, the door and window at the lower left were bricked in sometime between 2012 and 2015. Out on the street is parked a blue Nissan Sentra from model years 2000-2003. Do you like Sentras?

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In Norfolk, Virginia, on October 12th, 2023, at 244 W 25th St (built in 1965, according to the "Norfolk Address Information Resource" website) at the northeast corner of West 25th Street and Llewellyn Avenue.

The building is identified as the "Krazy Kwilt Café" in this document.

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mia2008_russ_swift_ 43 by jambertdg

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Parallelt by HC Seidelin

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Hvis jeg dumper i dag til køreprøven, så er det altså ikke fordi jeg ikke kan finde ud af at parallelparkere :-D

Tak til Asta og Thomas der frygtløst låner bilen ud.

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

In L.A. in 1946 was erected a 7-unit aptbldg in Los Feliz, at 1617 Hillhurst. by Tim Kiser

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And then one day approx 73 years later, I saw a Mazda CX-5 from model years 2017-2019 and a Honda Fit from model years 2015-2017, parked out front.

What happened next was sooooo gross lol, I don't even want to tell it. There was food involved, that's all I'll say. And the food had gone bad.

Meanwhile, these phony "broken pediment" ornaments are ridiculous!

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In Los Angeles, California, on April 24th, 2019, an apartment building (built in 1946) on the west side of Hillhurst Avenue between Camero Avenue and Clayton Avenue.

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