These 2 photos are before and after for an abandoned Chevy dealership in Saint Paul. I started working on this project for the Central Corridor of University avenue. The goal here was to make way for the newer light rail being built along the avenue. Many of the businesses along this street were desolate, so this was a plan to bring fresh ideas to counter the construction battle that will ensue in 2011. This is an idea to bring the Minnesota Street Rod Association to a central home inside this building to show the rooted history that they have along University Avenue dating back to the 50's, racing up and down the street. It would be a place to not only showcase their hot rods, but to also connect with people of like mindedness. The other half of this building is to show where cars and technology are today, with hour rental cars. Hour Car is just that business, using more environmentally functioning hybrid cars for people that don't want to own cars, but still have a need for them from time to time. These two businesses are on the opposite side of the spectrum, but I believe that it would be great to see these two co-exist with each other. I met with the people at Hour Car, but they were not about having a central shop to rent and work on their cars. They would rather bring their cars to local mechanics instead, according to their rep.
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