Drive-Through Buildings?

[Alexei_Yushchenko]

I drove through New York City for the first time in my life the other day. The most interesting part of the drive (for me at least) was driving through (literally) a building in the middle of Park Avenue. Apparently, its called the Helmsley Building. With that said, are there any other buildings around the world in which you can drive through it?

[Shawn]

The Gate Tower Building in Osaka

[Austin55]

Chicago's Post Office is rather famous.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...204-story.html

There's lot of places with things like rail lines going through buildings.

[Private Dick]

East Mall Apartments, Pittsburgh:

[Private Dick]

Kind of through them...

Bridge Apartments, NYC over I-95

[Minato Ku]

One of the most famous landmark in the world, the Louvre in Paris




DSC98983b by Minato ku, sur Flickr

[pacarlson]

There are a few in downtown Houston near the Houston Center complex.

[Boisebro]

the chicago post office was the first building i thought of. i remember going through the tunnel as a kid and being in awe that they build such a massive structure over the highway.

can't think of any drive-through buildings in boise, but we do have plenty of people that attempt it, anyway...

[emathias]

You also sort of drive through or under the foyer for the North Bridge Mall, which faces Michigan Avenue but spans Grand Avenue in Chicago.

[The North One]

Yes, The Helmsley is one of my personal favorites.

A pic for people who don't know what you're referring to.


http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID033.htm

[harryc]

[Streamliner]

San Diego:

Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building:


Museum of Man. I'm not sure if it counts, but I like it:


Sources: Google Maps

[Boisebro]

do the chicago tollway oases still exist? i know at least one was torn down, but wasn't sure about the rest.

[harryc]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

do the chicago tollway oases still exist? i know at least one was torn down, but wasn't sure about the rest.

O'hare was removed for the widening, Belvidere still running full steam - with Volo antique car exhibits ;-)

Just stopping by ...

[drumz0rz]

Not exactly drive-through, but does monorail-through count?


Source: Disney

Source: http://www.everythingmouse.com/disne...erything Mouse

[Matthew]

Winston-Salem has a bike-through building. It was built over a bike path in 1987-1989. The architects designed a tunnel with the building's main entrance on the bike path and a covered place to secure bicycles, around 1987!

I biked this path on a cool and cloudy day, about 13 years ago, and took this photograph.

[dropdeaded209]

fall river government center in mass.

when i was in high school a couple of ceiling panels fell onto I-195, which runs right beneath the building. traffic was a nightmare for months after that...

[drumz0rz]

Manhattan Municipal Building


Source: Wikipedia Commons
Formerly open to traffic but has been closed to public vehicles for many years.

[alps]

All in Hong Kong:

Discovery Park - the route 9 highway passes through the shopping mall


(source: Apple Daily)

roadway entrance barely visible bottom left:

(source: WiNG at Wikimedia Commons)


Yaumatei Carpark/library/office building - route 5 passes through


(source: South China Media)


(source: Thinsing at Panoramio)

Sceneway Garden - route 2 passes through


(source: Hong Kong Bus Transport Wiki)


(source: Apple Daily)

Choi Hung Estate

(Source: G374 at Panoramio)

[alps]

Autobahnüberbauung Schlangenbader Straße (Berlin)


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(source:All my work stations)