Collecting and preserving the designs of stations that may no longer stand (or may have never been built) is very important to me. I’ve started a collection of these designs with additional PDF files available for free download. When I can find floorplans, I will list those at well but for right now I’m starting…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This category is called “Spanish” style, but I am always loose in definitions of architecture, so this may encompass stations with a decidedly “stucco” vibe more than anything. If I’m feeling Spanish-y, it goes here. Includes Mission, Mediterranean, Spanish Revival, and all sorts. Associated Oil Company Service Station Circa 1930s Photo from: Santa Cruz Public…
1918 Clear Vision Pump Co. advertisement Article from Sep 28, 1918 The Price Current (Wichita, Kansas) undefined Clear Vision Pump Co First Installs in 1918 Article from Apr 9, 1918 The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) undefined 1919 Clear Vision Pump Co offering 10 gallon clear vision pumps Article from Sep 27, 1919 The Wichita Beacon…
Wichita, KS Established as Crouse Pump Co. in 1910, Emory Crouse developed a glass bowl dispenser for gas pumps. By 1917, Crouse employed several men to build the pumps and the business expanded quickly. In 1920, The Clear Vision Pump Co. moved into a new building on East Harry Street and employed two hundred men….
