Library Parking Garage

I found a picture of this the other day while searching for photos from Kansas City and I knew I had to go photograph it myself. This is probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I live here and I've never heard of it before—it makes me wonder what other secrets my hometown might be hiding.

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Rejean Pellerin says:

I like your photo! Could you post this photo in my group of books please?
www.flickr.com/groups/72759907@N00/
Thank you in advance!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

panta rhei. says:

that's great. very cool!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

San Diego Shooter says:

this is the coolest library ever!!..did you know that your photo is in someone's blog?

deputy-dog.com/2007/11/30/can-you-spot-the-li brary/
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Giorgia-2 says:

It's on my architecture blog, too (I credited you for the photo and linked it back to here, but please let me know if you prefer otherwise)... :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathan_moreau says:

San Diego: thanks for the heads up. I was wondering why all of a sudden 3,000 people had looked at this picture!

Giorgia: no problem. Thanks for linking back to my page.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

vasta says:

This is all sorts of awesome. Hope you don't mind if I post about it on Squandrous.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Hein says:

I wish all parking garages had a sense of humor.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Wm Jas says:

It's at a public library, and it features The Lord of the Rings (implied elves), so this photo qualifies forMonkey Elf Pirate Pizza Public Library! Please add it.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

boliyou says:

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

q1smb says:

very cool, Pat
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Reidos says:

This is great, it reminds me of the Crayons on The Bayswater Road in London.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

frombrusselswithlove says:

very cool and very similar to the temporary library in Cardiff www.flickr.com/photos/keithpatterson/44400344 0/
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

stickinit says:

Someone had an imagination. Too bad they planted trees along the side of the building on the sidewalk. Really cool garage though.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

luckycomehawaii says:

that is cool
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

skull_cull says:

very cool
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

krazykoreanbling says:

Haha thats awesome, I really think all cities should do this. Would make the scenery of the town so much better.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

english breakfast says:

This is awesome!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

BottleLeaf says:

Hah very cool. Nice find
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Hannah.K says:

That is soo cool!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

The Amitorium says:

Wow. I'd love to see that.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

yullya says:

Nice building! it's worth seeing!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Morbit Photography [deleted] says:

nice :)

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Seen in the group"Views: 25,000" (?)
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

converseshehas [deleted] says:

that is so awesome
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jhf says:

Just pray that no publisher decides to do a book promotion on the outside of this building.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

shyboy29600 says:

Hi!

awesome!
can i blog-it?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathan_moreau says:

shyboy - sure, go ahead, blog away. if anyone else wants to link back to this picture, that's fine too.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ssorzano says:

That's so cool, it's amazing what you can find hidden inside the city, or town, or village, it's just a question of looking around
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Richard- says:

Well done. Nice image and great find.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

shawnsninja says:

I can't believe this is real, nice shot
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

JulianMuerto says:

i used to walk by this everyday after work. Its really cool.

(i hear that if you pull one of those books out, there is a secret passage way to an underground bunker)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Ashlee Preen says:

I love it, your photo makes me want to visit :)!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Karrock says:

Beautiful shot!

Be ready for a resurgence in hits -- you've been Dugg!

digg.com/arts_culture/Library_Parking_Garage_ PIC
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

richat says:

Very cool!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

my whimsy says:

Well, I live here and never knew about it either. Very, very cool!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Spaceman Spiff, intergalactic explorer! says:

OK, this is like totally cool!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

WoW Librarian says:

This is truly too cool! What a statement!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Will Spaetzel says:

That is awesome!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jilbean3 says:

sooo cool! I love it!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

nickdotvr says:

Very creative!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ambar-bLanche says:

genial!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Whisperawish says:

I never knew this was there! Definitely going to have to visit!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

K@ja says:

That is one of the coolest things i've ever seen.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

AdalMe says:

Great building!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Estoy para los tres says:

pudieron poner buenos libros y pusieron el señor de los anillos, por favor, una verga.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

DigiDreamGrafix.com says:

amazing
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

DigiDreamGrafix.com says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One Architecture, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

yardsale01 says:

this is amazing.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

zoe-delay says:

Hallo, ich bin Zoe, die Administratorin der Gruppe 100.000 Views, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.

Its a great picture.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudiu Balaceanu Photography says:

sweet

congrats
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

sugaroni says:

The KC Main Library is in a converted bank building. The film and video materials are stored in the basement -- literally the film vault. They left the original vault with giant round door at least a foot thick and use it as a film screening room. If you ever come to KC, I'd be glad to give you a tour.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandy Edgar says:

Beautiful photo, great job.

This is an Uber Shot, feel free to add it and your other
favourites to the group.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

JMartinezStudios.com says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Elite Photography (Post 2 Cmt & Fav 3) Quality Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

hamhill07 says:

This is wonderful! It sure didn't look like this back in the day.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ByronShell says:

What a great picture. I have used it, with credit link to you, on my top 10 lists site. The photograph is being used on my list of top 10 bizarre feats of architecture.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathan_moreau says:

This picture has definitely taken on a life of its own. Just about 204,000 views as I write this. It's good and bad. People seem to love it (which is good) but it's really not that great of a picture (photographically speaking; which is bad). There are much better (and more interesting) photographs in my stream but much fewer people seem interested in those. What do you like? New England in the fall? Or how about Kyoto, Japan? Or waterfalls? Check them out, maybe you'll find something you like even more than this. Hard to imagine, I know. :)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

jayanitya says:

This is a great photograph captured at the right moment! Well done!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

jaymasood says:

Excellent Shot!

I have used it in my Armchair Travelogue and have given due credit to you.

Hope it is OK with you.

The travelogue is a non-profit ads free blog which I have created as a pastime and I do not derive any monetary benefit from it.

CuriousJM

Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Owled says:

Well caught - never seen anything like this before!
Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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