The Cheap Parking around Chicago Venues Thread

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Posted by ninja_k on Feb-16-2004 01:37:

The Cheap Parking around Chicago Venues Thread

I figured I'd start a thread on cheap parking in downtown chicago for the various events out there.

Now obviously the veteran chicago super warriors like Pork can find street parking, but since my parallel parking skills are the suck...

Anyways, let's go by venue here and i'll edit the thread to have the venue and the parking spot:

Vision - Exit on East Ohio, stay on the left side of Ohio. Between DearBorn and State (hard to see),there's a parking garage that does $9 parking for the night and pops you out kitty corner from Vision When I can find a receipt I'll find the name on the place.

Transit - They have parking on the side of the building for cheap IIRC. Otherwise there is ample street parking around the place.

Posted by l�cid on Feb-16-2004 04:53:

i've been pretty lucky so far with finding a pretty close spot on the street. i usually just allow myself an extra 30-40 min to find street parking. except for that one night that i called you nick, to ask about the cheap place near Vision, heh... i'll hafta remember that for next time!

first time i went out in chicago was for AVB last summer, and i paid $17 at a parking garage

Posted by ninja_k on Feb-16-2004 07:54:

quote:
Originally posted by l�cid
i've been pretty lucky so far with finding a pretty close spot on the street. i usually just allow myself an extra 30-40 min to find street parking.

and to that I can only say, how much is your time worth

Posted by ctprincess on Feb-16-2004 13:37:

i'm so glad that i can take a taxi ride to vision or anywhere downtown.

Posted by tymeblind on Feb-17-2004 00:35:

thank god for taxi's and/or rockstar parking...

Posted by MrSquirrel on Feb-17-2004 00:47:

welll I could take a taxi too......but $35 each way to the Loop is a bit excessive compared to parking

Tanks for the parking garage info....I might need to drive downtown after work one day this week to scope out my battle plan

MrS

Posted by seneca on Feb-17-2004 06:05:

valet is always a bargain compared to $15+++ @ garages...

usually $10 + $1 tip on the way out.

Posted by Porky on Feb-17-2004 06:08:

Re: The Cheap Parking around Chicago Venues Thread

quote:
Originally posted by ninja_k

Now obviously the veteran chicago super warriors like Pork can find street parking, but since my parallel parking skills are the suck...

hhahahaha
i'm no warrior. i usually just drive around several blocks around vision. if you can handle a 5min walk (couple blocks west of rockNroll Mcdonalds) you can usually find space there. i've been to vision 7 or 8 times the past year (3 or 4 with you nick?) and never failed to find parking

good luck guys

pork

Posted by everything0 on Feb-17-2004 06:24:

quote:
Originally posted by tymeblind
thank god for taxi's and/or rockstar parking...

im all about street parking. why pay for parking when that could go into the red bull fund?

Posted by MrSquirrel on Feb-22-2004 20:28:

Oh ya...to add a little bit of clarity to the garage by Vision.

It is the Standard Parking garage with the little black sign which looks like it is directly below the big Embassy Suites sign. In after 5pm out by 5am is 8 dollars (though they let you run a little past 5am, I left at 5:06 and was still only charged 8 yay).

MrS