Centered Peak Parking Garage

In downtown

Located on Main Street

Is the Centered Peak Parking Garage

In front of the Garage sits Main Street

A street that cuts the town in half

A street that runs the length of downtown

Often the noises of a near-by freight train can be heard

The Susquehanna River runs along the backside of the Garage

At some locations the river is very narrow

At other locations the river is very wide

There are many stories to be told about this Garage

But the one that most townspeople know is about what happened on the upper level

On the upper level

There was a rotation of vehicles

However, the two that were most noticeably always present were

A 1970 Mustard-yellow Volvo 145 station wagon

And an orange Chevrolet Vega from 1974

An elevator brought people to the top of the 7-story Garage

The top shaft of the elevator was high to allow enough room for the elevator gears

In two opposite corners of the Garage were staircases

Parking spots were outlined in white paint

And blue paint for parking spots for persons with disabilities

Signs on posts indicated the rules and regulations of the Garage

On Saturday evenings during the hot summer nights

The top floor of the Garage was closed to vehicular traffic

Shortly after the sun went down the town would always have a fireworks display those evenings

People would gather with blankets and picnic baskets and friends

On the top level of the Garage

To relax, commune, eat, drink, and get lost in the fireworks display

The town referred to these evenings as Summer Saturday Soirées

The story about the upper level of this Garage

That most townspeople know about

Has nothing to do with the Summer Saturday Soirées

And nobody knows 

Whom the 

1970 Mustard-yellow Volvo 145 station wagon

And

The orange Chevrolet Vega from 1974

Belonged to

© 2025 David Greg Harth

25.11.23.19.15.00@130BklynNYC