TERRA COTTA GLIMPSES OF THE PAST.(Revs)
AutoWeek, October, 2004 by Tomaine, Bob
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Byline: BOB TOMAINE Take away the signs and Scranton's Casey Parkway might be a downtown office building, but look closely, and the details reveal something else. Look quickly, too, as the 78-year-old parking garage is being razed, with only its cast automotive medallions being preserved for installation on its replacement.
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Saving the historic facade was simply too expensive an undertaking. The garage's 18 terra cotta medallions each depict a mid-1920s vehicle. The sculptures range from a motorcycle whisking a rather jaunty couple ahead of a dust cloud to a dump truck that, ...
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