▁to ▁the ▁Tex park , ▁a ▁six - store y ▁municipal ▁par king ▁structure ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Business ▁and ▁Professional ▁Men ' s ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁expand ing ▁out ward ▁in ▁a ▁car - orient ed ▁manner ▁and ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁was ▁in ▁decl ine . ▁The ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁multi - store y ▁par king ▁structure ▁would ▁rev ital ise ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area . ▁It ▁h ired ▁an ▁architect ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁pre lim inary ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁gar age ▁and ▁selected ▁the ▁site ▁themselves , ▁which ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁smaller , ▁older ▁structures ▁housing ▁resid ences ▁and ▁business es . ▁The ▁business ▁association ▁ur ged ▁city ▁council ▁to ▁ex prop ri ate ▁these ▁inhabitants . ▁The ▁request ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Works ▁and ▁the ▁planning ▁director . ▁ ▁Council ▁agreed ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁a ▁scale d - down ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁proposal ▁and ▁ex prop ri ated ▁eight ▁properties ▁from ▁private ▁own ers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁land . ▁Dis pla ced ▁residents ▁received ▁priority ▁upon ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity , ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁res ett led ▁at ▁Mul gra ve ▁Park , ▁a ▁new ▁public ▁housing ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁North ▁End . ▁Ex prop ri ation ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9