Comments on: “Tomorrow’s” Gas Station (Nov, 1946)

By: dick

dick — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:53:16 +0000

There is a more modern version of this same thing on Union TTurnpike about 5 blocks from where I live – same arrangement of bays and an inspection layout. There is even one of the pumps with an attendant. Of course the gas is $3.50/gal but not too far off what it is elsewhere. The service is not as good as it was then.

By: Johnny Doitall

Johnny Doitall — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:33:45 +0000

For pictures, perhaps you can find on flickr.com with the tag “art deco” or “streamline” (quite a lot old garages)

By: Stannous

Stannous — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:39:22 +0000

Pretty accurate today except for two glaring items:
The guy pumping gas and the spotless restrooms.

By: Jim Dunn

Jim Dunn — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:24:34 +0000

Somewhere in my Boxes O’ Accumulated Crap are a couple of pictures of a county bus maintenance facility (I think) in Mississippi. It’s not quite as newfangled as this place, but the general yellow, art deco feel is the same. I slammed on brakes and snapped a few pictures when I came across it on a business trip. Sorry, I can’t remember where I saw it. Any other MM readers seen the same place?