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The Super Service Station – March 1937
The Merchandising Magazine For One Stop Stations This magazine, published in March of 1937, was published by The Irving-Cloud Publishing Co., Chicago, IL. Despite being published monthly, this is the only issue I have found so far. If I come across any others, I will certainly upload them. You can read the whole article via…
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Fry’s Spring Service Station
Original and Subsequent Owners From the Written Historical and Descriptive Data recorded in 1981 by the Historic American Buildings Survey: The Fry’s Spring Filling Station was constructed in 1931 by Ernest R. Duff. Duff purchased the lot in 1925 from Gertrude C. Rubin. Rubin bought a parcel of land, including this site, in 1921 from…
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The Concrete Cottage – What on Earth are we Building Now? Day One
The Plan Inspired by the classic Tudor Cottage style Phillips 66 buildings from the 30s, I have designed a small cottage suited for easy ICF construction. There are a few places where the Concrete Cottage differs from the classic stations, such as adding space to the corners for less form waste and higher ceilings, but…