"Before" pictures of an area that will receive widened sidewalks (widening into the parking lane) as part of DDOT's upcoming first phase U Street Reconstruction.

parallel parking win.

With some finesse, you can plop this thing into a 16 foot space, but really you’re going to need at least a 20 foot spot, especially if you don’t have the rearview camera.

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Taken from the top of a wall

The king of parallel parking shows how its done

From the year you were born!

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In downtown Ambridge, Pennsylvania, on July 10th, 2020, a building from 1962 on the west side of Merchant Street, opposite Federal Street.

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"Oh wow this totally looks like the U.S.A.," I pretended to marvel. "But I wish I could feel closer to the cars," etc etc.

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In downtown Rock Island, Illinois, on May 20th, 2023, on the west side of 16th Street between 5½ Avenue and 6th Avenue.

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In downtown New London, Connecticut, on September 21st, 2021, Boston ivy/Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) on a utility pole on the east side of Green Street between State Street and Golden Street, in the Downtown New London Historic District, 79002665 and 88000070 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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My parallel parking skills are becoming, well, amazing.

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manila international autoshow 2008

My picture is from 2019, when the building was 79 years old. Famous artist Ed Ruscha took a picture of the building in 1974, when it was 34 years old. He returned in 2007, when it was 67 years old. By then the DENTIST sign had been installed.

According to G. Streetview, the solar panel was installed on the streetlight in 2016 or 2017.

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In Los Angeles, California, on April 24th, 2019, a building on the north side of Santa Monica Boulevard (built 1940) between North Kingsley Drive and North Ardmore Avenue.

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The busy streets of downtown...where the parking is insane but its worth the trip!

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manila international autoshow 2008

TOPIC: News Photography

(VIEW LARGE SIZE TO SEE THE ANIMATION) Russ swift completes 180 degree turn to park his car on the gap between me and another car

"Before" pictures of an area that will receive widened sidewalks (widening into the parking lane) as part of DDOT's upcoming first phase U Street Reconstruction.

Likeable streetscapes are uncommon in the U.S. south!, but here was one.

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In downtown Danville, Virginia, on May 31st, 2022, a view of North Union Street from east of High Street, in the Downtown Danville Historic District (93000830 on the National Register of Historic Places).

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A motionless conga line of parked cars is led by a designated "Monarch of the Autos," a 2005 Honda Civc.

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In Los Angeles, California, on April 24th, 2019, on the west side of North Serrano Avenue, south of Virginia Avenue. The Hollywood Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is at the left.

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Seriously.

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manila international autoshow 2008

manila international autoshow 2008

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