Capital Garage, Streamline Moderne parking structure in Downtown Washington DC, United States.
The Capital Garage was a ten-story parking structure in downtown Washington, DC, featuring ornamental details such as automobile bas-reliefs and lion-headed decorative elements on its facade. The building offered parking spaces across multiple levels along with a gas station and retail shops inside.
The building was constructed in 1927 for the real estate firm Shannon & Luchs and served as one of the largest parking facilities in the United States at that time. It reflected the growing demand for vehicle storage during the automobile age.
The U.S. government utilized the building during World War II, and the structure later housed vehicle exhibitions including a notable automobile connected to Hitler.
The downtown location made it easily accessible to the surrounding area. While the structure no longer stands, information about its design and history remains available through records and museum collections.
Decorative architectural pieces from the building were carefully removed and preserved when it was demolished in 1974. These salvaged elements now reside in the collections of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
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