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Service Stations of Missouri
A Collection of Missouri Stations These photos come from various historical archives and may not have current locations or still be standing. I would love to track down some of them if they are still standing and show current pictures as well. Midway Gas Station Exterior view of gas station on unknown highway in Livingston…
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Nudura vs Fox Blocks – An Unbiased Comparison
So You’ve Chosen ICF, Now What? The brand war between ICF Manufacturers can get dirty. This series will be a side-by-side, unbiased comparison between ICF Brands so you can get the information you need without all the marketing speak, gathered and written by an actual human being. Today, we will focus on Nudura and Fox…
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Designing for ICF Construction
Designing for ICF can be a challenge, even for experienced traditional builders, but especially for owner-builders. That is the perspective I’m taking, despite having built two ICF homes previously. With those two homes, I did my best but always at some point in the build I would go “Oh! If I had done xyz, this…
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Art Deco Gas Stations (California)
View of Art Deco style service station (Calmos Auto Service, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard); shows two gas pump bays extending right and left from small domed building, four automobiles at gas pumps. Mechanics working on three automobiles at right adjacent to service bays; coveralls of one mechanic shows name, “Calmos No. 1 Service”; sculptured poles decorate…