From Dave Brigham:
Now THAT is a sign (although I like this older version better). And the building ain't too shabby, either. Located on tony Newbury Street in Boston (aka the Rodeo Drive of the East), the Danker & Donahue Garage was built in 1919 and for decades offered seven floors of parking for those looking to part with lots of money on clothes, shoes, ice cream, sunglasses, tchotchkes, art, sneakers, jewelry, blah blah blah.
The sign on the facade has been retouched and updated, but the old sign on the side of the building has faded to a nice ghostliness.
We're actually looking at old ads for two places: Danker & Donahue Garage (right) and White Garage/White Cars (left). To see more old photos of the garage as well as some current ones, check out this City of Boston document.
I don't believe you or your fancy-pants friends and relatives can park here anymore. Until recently, one could park one's Rolls Royce Black Badge Cullinan, Range Rover PHEV or Tesla Model S on floors above and below the Uniqlo store.
But this past December, new owner Gazit Globe Ltd. pulled a permit valued at $4 million for "removal and infill of the existing automobile elevator and construction of white box office space and fitness room," per this Bldup post.
I guess the One Percent will just park their amazing vehicles along the street, on top of the lesser cars and trucks.
For another post about a cool building along Newbury Street, see February 5, 2020, "God -> Movies -> Books -> Food -> Education."
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