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 33 months ago. ( permalink )

panta rhei. says:

that's great. very cool!
Posted 33 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 24 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 24 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 24 months ago. ( permalink )

vasta says:

This is all sorts of awesome. Hope you don't mind if I post about it on Squandrous.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Hein says:

I wish all parking garages had a sense of humor.
Posted 24 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 24 months ago. ( permalink )

boliyou says:

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

q1smb says:

very cool, Pat
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Reidos [deleted] says:

This is great, it reminds me of the Crayons on The Bayswater Road in London.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

frombrusselswithlove says:

very cool and very similar to the temporary library in Cardiff www.flickr.com/photos/keithpatterson/44400344 0/
Posted 23 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 23 months ago. ( permalink )

luckycomehawaii says:

that is cool
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

skull_cull says:

very cool
Posted 21 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 21 months ago. ( permalink )

english breakfast says:

This is awesome!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

BottleLeaf says:

Hah very cool. Nice find
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Hannah.K says:

That is soo cool!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

The Amitorium says:

Wow. I'd love to see that.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

yullya says:

Nice building! it's worth seeing!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Morbit Photography [deleted] says:

nice :)

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Seen in the group"Views: 25,000" (?)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

converseshehas [deleted] says:

that is so awesome
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jhf says:

Just pray that no publisher decides to do a book promotion on the outside of this building.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

shyboy29600 says:

Hi!

awesome!
can i blog-it?
Posted 15 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 15 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 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Richard- says:

Well done. Nice image and great find.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

shawnsninja says:

I can't believe this is real, nice shot
Posted 15 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 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ashlee Preen says:

I love it, your photo makes me want to visit :)!!
Posted 15 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 15 months ago. ( permalink )

richat says:

Very cool!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

my whimsy says:

Well, I live here and never knew about it either. Very, very cool!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Spaceman Spiff, intergalactic explorer! says:

OK, this is like totally cool!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

WoW Librarian says:

This is truly too cool! What a statement!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Will Spaetzel says:

That is awesome!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jilbean3 says:

sooo cool! I love it!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

nickdotvr says:

Very creative!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ambar-bLanche says:

genial!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Whisperawish says:

I never knew this was there! Definitely going to have to visit!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

K@ja says:

That is one of the coolest things i've ever seen.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Adolfo J. Rodríguez says:

Great building!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Estoy para los tres says:

pudieron poner buenos libros y pusieron el señor de los anillos, por favor, una verga.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

DigiDreamGrafix.com says:

amazing
Posted 12 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 12 months ago. ( permalink )

yardsale01 says:

this is amazing.
Posted 12 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 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudiu Balaceanu Photography says:

sweet

congrats
Posted 12 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 12 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 11 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 10 months ago. ( permalink )

hamhill07 says:

This is wonderful! It sure didn't look like this back in the day.
Posted 9 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 7 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 7 months ago. ( permalink )

jayanitya says:

This is a great photograph captured at the right moment! Well done!
Posted 6 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 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Owled says:

Well caught - never seen anything like this before!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

mary_cherry_17 says:

This just brought a big, big smile to my face.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

baltic_86 (very limited time) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kartpostal, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

baltic_86 (very limited time) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called World Class Image (Post 1, Award 2), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Tilemahos Efthimiadis says:

Awesome.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Loimere says:

that is pretty neat, nice way to spruce up the area
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Agent1675 says:

Congrats! You made the front page of Digg!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

B.Ardabili says:

very interesting!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

BlueisCoool says:

Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

» esam says:

dugg for awesomeness
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom O'Neill says:

Awesome!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Tesne says:

cool!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

M. Mazzanti says:

: /
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Rowles says:

Amazing :)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

twinsfan_since87 says:

Not just digg front page, but top 'story'... next stop, explore?
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Buibee says:

Me encanta tu foto.

Muy bonita la biblioteca.

www.buibee.com

Saludos desde Barcelona (ESPAÑA)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

ParsecTraveller says:

Haha that's really cool!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

charleym143 says:

Wonderful shot!
Saw this on Twitter
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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