tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post669433829002370365..comments2024-01-31T08:17:36.539-05:00Comments on 5chw4r7z: Pogue's Garage5chw4r7zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-75177096291707755702013-03-05T12:44:15.228-05:002013-03-05T12:44:15.228-05:00Cool info, thanks everyone!Cool info, thanks everyone!5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-10745350749370956972013-03-05T12:38:19.595-05:002013-03-05T12:38:19.595-05:00For more information on the H&S Pogue Company,...For more information on the H&S Pogue Company, check out Wikipedia and also Facebook "H&S Pogue Company of Cincinnati." The Pogue's Garage was immense, deliberately oversized so that monthly parkers on the upper levels were subsidizing "free" parking for customers on the lower levels. The floors were named for flavors of ice cream served in the Ice Cream Bridge which, as a poster above noted, physically connected the store's Fourth and Fifth Street buildings across the east end of the Carew Tower Arcade. Pogue's was the only downtown department store with a connected garage. As one crossed into the store from the garage you were greeted by "Pogue's Fine Services" which included fur cleaning and storage (actually taken up to 7), laundry/dry cleaning, and shoe repair. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-22220619712458809272013-03-04T22:41:39.944-05:002013-03-04T22:41:39.944-05:00The ice cream bridge you are mentioning actually l...The ice cream bridge you are mentioning actually looked out into the Carew Tower Arcade - it wasn't over Race Street. It connected two parts of Pogue's on the second floor. The bridge I believe you are referring to originally was the skywalk connection over Race Street connecting the garage with Pogue's by way of Closson's which was located on the first and second floors (second floor was the art gallery) of the garage building. It was enlarged to accommodate stores a short time after Tower Place was opened. <br />All the names you hear - you should stop and learn about them because they are what this city is made on - they brought the "jewels" to this place and made it sparkle.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-77553567767554561162013-03-01T13:43:28.432-05:002013-03-01T13:43:28.432-05:00I know it's an eyesore, but I always have fond...I know it's an eyesore, but I always have fond memories of coming downtown w/ my mom or grandma & parking on the grape level. Coming downtown always brought stories from mom about having to "dress up" to come into town. (Mind you, they were coming from College Hill, which hardly seems like a trip to the big city). The trip sometime included lunch at Hathaways, or just a walk through the Omni. I remember being a teenager, coming from Northern Ky & knowing how to manage my way around that garage so I could shop at Tower Place Mall. I'm anxious to see the improvements to this area. But, it's bittersweet as well. Glad you were able to document!beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516500978761963762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-78203533727235059532013-03-01T09:57:13.031-05:002013-03-01T09:57:13.031-05:00I just always assumed that the parking garage was ...I just always assumed that the parking garage was designed my M.C. Escher. Ginny Tonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880522355494144645noreply@blogger.com