Welch, West Virginia: First Parking Garage in the U.S.
Streamline-Moderne-style building was cutting edge when it opened on Sept. 1, 1941. JFK gave a speech in front of it in 1960. Renovated in 2005. You can still park your car in it.
- Address:
- 59 McDowell St., Welch, WV
- Directions:
- Downtown, at the intersection of WV-16/McDowell St. and Howard St.
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There are still cars in the parking garage -- but not many.
[Jody High, 06/12/2020]Nearby Offbeat Places
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