After a several month delay, it looks like the old Motor Hotel parking structure–one of Denver’s most historic parking garages–is finally set to come down on Block 138. I’ve blogged about this demolition project several times in the past few months, as it is the site where the new Embassy Suites/Homewood Suites project is planned to eventually rise.
Since November, an “Alpine Demolition” banner has hung across the face of this historic building. There’ve been a few false starts regarding the demolition of this building since then. But, now it looks like the demolition is for real. Two recent events suggest the old garage is about to disappear from the Downtown Denver scene:
One: Alpine Demolition has been given a street-occupancy permit from the City of Denver for Stout Street from 14th to 15th (single right lane/sidewalk) from April 30th to May 14, 2007.
Two: There’s now excavation equipment on the site featuring the Alpine Demolition name. And, most telling of all, just this afternoon, I witnessed a crew installing a fence around the site:
Goodbye, Art Deco parking garage, it’s been nice knowing you.
Here’s a photo, courtesy of the Denver Public Library’s Western History Collection, of the “Motor Hotel” garage at 1420 Stout Street in 1930, featuring 25-cent parking rates:
