If one thing is true, it’s that college students love anything that is prefaced with the word “free.” Students tend to be pretty frugal, and for good reason.

The infamous “dirt lot,” on Montgomery Avenue and 11th Street, is notiorious for its free parking.

Many Temple commuters and visitors utilize the free space, but many of their cars end up being trapped by other vehicles, with no exit. For those who arrive at the lot early enough, they’re granted a space facing the street; a space with an exit strategy of jump-the-curb-and-hope-for-the-best.

While many like the lot because of its free, anarchical parking space, is it worth the chances of breaking an axel or being stuck on campus all day?

Despite past rumors that the lot would host a new university building, Temple does not own the lot, according to a Temple News article from September 2009.

What are your thoughts on and experiences with the “dirt lot?”