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where cars sleep, junk breeds, and billion-dollar companies are secretly born.
means A building or part of a building used for parking and storing vehicles, often doubling as a workshop or storage space.
from From the French garer, meaning 'to shelter' or 'to dock' — originally nautical, about sheltering boats — which gave garage, 'a place of shelter.' The word rolled into English in the early 20th century, arriving right alongside the automobile it was built to house.
- startup origin
- Apple, Amazon, and Google all began in garages
- french roots
- from garer, meaning to shelter or dock
- rarely parked
- most are too cluttered to fit a car
- music genre
- garage rock launched countless legendary bands
- band sound
- named for the raw, unpolished practice-space vibe
sun studio memphis — where elvis, johnny cash, and jerry lee lewis recorded their first hits in the 1950s
the garage london — iconic nightclub in highbury that launched oasis, blur, and nirvana uk tours in the 1990s
stax records garage — memphis studio where otis redding and the mar-keys created soul music starting 1957