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Medallion Parking Garage
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is providing $4 million for the $9.48 million, 500-space Medallion Garage project on the 100 block of Adams Avenue in the City of Scranton. The goal is to provide much needed parking spaces for those intending to conduct business, shop, dine or just play within the City. The plans call for the demolition of the 78-year-old Casey Parkway, and the construction of the new, eight-story, state-of-the-art garage, which includes space for four retail shops at the ground level. Historically significant decorative medallions, which reflect modes of transportation, will be the lone reminder of the Casey Parkway structure. The City of Scranton, the Redevelopment Authority, the City's Office of Economic and Community Development and the Scranton Parking Authority are all working collaboratively to bring this project to fruition. The remainder of the funding for the Medallion Garage will come from the City of Scranton's bond issue proceeds and the federal government. This garage should rise up faster than the Hilton Garage on our block. It will be pre-cast.
Scroll down to go back in time.
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11 November 2006
For the first time in years all construction on our square block is complete!
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13 October 2006
Pictures from the" Raising the Roof Party 2 " held on the eve of the opening of the Medallion Garage! Food and booze were donated. People paid $20. Money was raised for Scranton Community Concerts and Nay Aug Park We are suckers for good causes and had to be there!
It was a little chilly so the had us on the fifth floor out of the wind. Nice view of South Scranton!
Texas Wieners, Tuna Fish Sandwiches and Rice Pudding. They went fast!
View of the Central Scranton Expressway at Jefferson Avenue.
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11 October 2006
Sidewalks are open
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12 September 2006
All the medallions are in and finish brickwork is being completed.
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26 July 2006
Medallions are put in place.
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24 April 2006
Tree Topper Day
View down Adams Avenue, shows the pine tree and flag. Steelworkers are done.
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20 April 2006
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17 April 2006
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12 April 2006
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8 April 2006
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5 April 2006
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28 March 2006
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20 March 2006
The back of the garage is now complete!
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14 March 2006
Another piece of the puzzle!
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10 March 2006
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8 March 2006
View from behind!
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6 March 2006
Second floor takes shape.
The crane lowers a empty flatbed onto another empty trailer for the return trip.
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1 March 2006
Workers, with the help of the crane, insert a slab along the Wright Law Building.
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28 February 2006
This piece on the truck is the facade for the rear of the garage wall.
The crane makes quick work of installing the puzzle pieces!
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23 February 2006
The crane is assembled on Adams Avenue.
The smaller crane is used to piece together the the big one.
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22 February 2006
This flatbed carries pieces of the small crane which will be used to assemble the main erecting crane.
Meanwhile, the construction site is clean and graded in preparation for the assembly of the garage.
A view of the back wall of the garage.
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11 January 2006
Foundation walls continue to pop up.
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6 October 2005
Work on the foundation continues!
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26 August 2005
Excavation continues.
Work on shoring up the foundations with beams goes on around the perimeter.
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23 July 2005
Pile driver pound in a steel beam for shoring up the foundation.
In the shadow, lurks the crane that drops the weight that drives the beams into the ground!
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6 June 2005
Excavators clean out the foundation site near Adams Avenue.
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31 May 2005
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23 May 2005
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19 May 2005
Rubble piles begin to disappear.
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17 May 2005
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13 May 2005
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7 May 2005
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4 May 2005
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26 April 2005
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25 April 2005
One crane hoses down the area with water, while another takes a bite out of the garage.
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24 April 2005
The relief medallions were removed and the garage is coming down!
Another photo of the Casey Garage looking up towards Lackawanna Avenue. It's kind of hard to see them, but the relief medallions can be seen in this photo. they will be removed and saved. They will be recast and applied to the new garage,
This photo was taken when the Hilton Hotel was under construction. It shows what the Old Casey Garage looked like.