A series of photographs from back in the day when owning a car was a luxury associated with certain obligations to style.
In response to the growing number of private cars in the inner city and the ensuing shortage of parking space, the first underground parking garage in Vienna, the Votivgarage, was opened in 1960. The prestigious project in the spirit of modernism featured drive-in banking, an underground bar and restaurant and hostesses on roller skates in red uniforms showing patrons to their parking spot.
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| All historic photos: WIPark |
Articles in Austrian newspaper Der Standard (in German):
