The Parkade, Parking management facility in Washington, US.
The Parkade is an 11-level public parking garage on Main Street between Howard and Stevens in Spokane, Washington, built in 1967 for $3.5 million to a design by architect Warren C. Heylman. Light, long exterior columns create a vertical effect, a working arch forms a wide overhang at the top, and a sculptured tower rises 175 feet above the structure to house the elevator mechanisms and signal motorists.
The Parkade opened in 1967 on Main Street between Howard and Stevens, replacing six deteriorating buildings and the Orpheum theater, demolished in 1958. Spokane Unlimited, a nonprofit of downtown business leaders, backed the $3.5 million Sceva Construction project as a way to halt congestion and blight. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The Parkade's name comes from 'park' and 'arcade', and its second-level skywalk was designed to hold eight businesses, among them a Hickory Farms store, Early Dawn Ice Cream and an art gallery in the rotunda beneath the helical down ramp. The skywalks circling the garage were the first of their kind on a parking centre.
The garage sits on Main Street between Howard and Stevens, with pedestrian and car entrances kept separate. Its skywalks connect to the downtown system on the second level, where eight businesses once opened onto the walkway. The sculptured tower rises 175 feet above the structure and marks the elevators.
The sculpted tower rises 175 feet above the garage, housing the passenger elevator machinery and acting as a beacon for motorists. The skywalks circling the structure were the first of their kind on a parking center.
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