A multi-storey problem story: the thread about the Castle Terrace Car Park

Despite being a local history site Threadinburgh does like to try and keep things topical sometimes, so when news broke that car park operator NCP had entered administration with huge debts I felt it was an opportune moment to take a quick look into its most prominent Edinburgh location; Castle Terrace Car Park. Any attempt at a quick and easy piece of research and writing soon went out the window however as this multi-storey story proved to be far more interesting than even the most ardent fans of B-listed, reinforced concrete car parks might have imagined. It is a tale of city's aspirations of motoring progress, one that sacrificed a lesser public garden to save a greater one but that ultimately drove the city's car parking dreams to financial ruin.