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In reply to the discussion: When you were growing up, how many people actually parked their car in the garage? [View all]electric_blue68
(26,980 posts)23. Hahahaaa. I thot you meant in the city...
Fyi...
In NYC, at least, only certain bigger apartment buildings (the ones I rarely saw were maybe were 10 stories high, plain brick) built later had dedicated garages.
The rest of us had to often circle round, & round a few blocks until someone left a parking space. Of course, some spaces were too small for our car, so back we went: round, & round, and... It's been over 50 years, but I still remember.
This occasionally could go on for a 1/2 hour or more. Sometimes when it stretched out my dad would let my mom, me and my sis go home while he continued "the hunt".
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When you were growing up, how many people actually parked their car in the garage? [View all]
underpants
Feb 2025
OP
In this climate you're insane if you have a garage and don't keep your car in it.
Ocelot II
Feb 2025
#2
From '65 until her '91 passing, Mom parked her Impala (four over time) in our SoCal garage.
quaint
Feb 2025
#8
We had a 3 car garage with a storage area up top. All cars were always parked in the garage and the doors (manual)
beaglelover
Feb 2025
#21
Both my parents and since I am way old, .... me and husband. I do not like in driveway.
LizBeth
Feb 2025
#26
my parents garage was used strictly for storage. When I bought my house, I insisted on an attatched garage that I use
Meadowoak
Feb 2025
#29