Highway 287 cuts right through town, and thousands of travelers pass by each day, yet most probably don’t notice this place, and I doubt very many stop to take a closer look. While you’d miss the town if you blinked, this old service station caught my eye with its aged pumps and metal roof. While traveling through the Texas panhandle back in May, I stumble upon an abandoned gas station in Claude, Texas-a small community outside of Amarillo. Ralph Gräf The cover for It’s a Gas, published by Gestalten.Out of Gas – Claude, TX – Fujifilm X-E4 & Fujinon 27mm – “Fujicolor Natura 1600” Getty images/Joe Daniel Price An abandoned gas station in the Sonoran desert. Tomáš Souček A Chevron station near Vancouver, British Columbia, to fill up another mode of transport: motorboats. Ralph Gräf A concrete gas station with spaceship curves in Matúškovo, Slovakia. As electric cars proliferate, traditional gas stations are likely to need a considerable overhaul, and we may need far fewer of them.įor now, however, linger over this selection of images from It’s a Gas! The ghost town of Amboy, in the desert heat of California, still has a functioning gas station for those passing through Route 66.
In Europe, Shell has responded by incorporating EV charging facilities into its stations.
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(The Gestalten book includes a section on abandoned gas stations, featuring signs that once beckoned drivers in neon or hand-painted lettering now rusty and faded.) Electric cars need charging stations, not gas pumps. But today, gas stations in general are in decline. In the early to mid-20th century, American gas stations could take quirky forms, everything from teapots to seashells. (The above image was taken by John Margolies, the photographer and notable roadside attraction enthusiast, in 1980.) But today, it’s no longer watching over a gas station-the plane is now being restored with the hope that it will fly once again. For decades, the B-17 sat perched above the gas pumps, its vast wings providing shade and, of course, a photo opportunity. After World War II, its owner, Art Lacey, purchased a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber from an Air Force base in Oklahoma.
The Bomber gas station in Milwaukie, Oregon, was certainly the latter. The airplane has since been relocated for restoration. A WWII Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber repurposed as a gas station canopy in Milwaukie, Oregon. While service stations can often be regarded as a soulless necessity-a place to refuel the car and grab a fast meal on the way to somewhere better-Gestalten’s new book It’s a Gas!: The Allure of the Gas Station reveals that these seemingly mundane structures can also be landmarks and architectural icons. Gas stations like this one are a testament to the concept that even the most functional places can be beautiful. The main building is covered in white ceramic tiles, and its only decoration is a large clock face. Designed by Arne Jacobsen, it features an elegant, rounded concrete awning, which is supported by a single column. The Skovshoved gas station, in Denmark, is an unbelievably glamorous-looking place to fill up your car.
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