Winter guide to parking-spot savers in Boston

Garbage can


No, it's not trash day. Garbage cans are the parking-space saver of choice in Boston. This Dorchester garbage can probably didn't have much use holding garbage -- it had a huge hole in its base. But it still has a use -- to dissuade other cars from poaching its space.

(Boston.com Photo / Jesse Nunes)
Garbage can No, it's not trash day. Garbage cans are the parking-space saver of choice in Boston. This Dorchester garbage can probably didn't have much use holding garbage -- it had a huge hole in its base. But it still has a use -- to dissuade other cars from poaching its space.