Judge — February 28, 1925 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Parking Space" — Judge, February 28, 1925 This cartoon satirizes the growing automobile crisis in 1920s America. The elegantly dressed woman sitting prominently in an empty circular space represents the newly scarce commodity of urban parking. The caption "Parking Space" is the joke: as cars proliferated during the automotive boom, finding a place to park became increasingly difficult in cities. The woman's dignified pose—as if she's a prized possession or work of art—mocks how valuable and sought-after parking had become. The illustration suggests parking space was being treated like a luxury item or work of fine art worth displaying. This reflects genuine urban congestion problems that emerged as automobile ownership exploded in the 1920s.