Back in the day
Time to time
Lose my way
A few remnants of small antique gas stations with attached canopies still dot the Missouri roadside landscape. Designed to preserve the character of prevailing environs, oil companies deployed these pre-fabricated filling stations to reflect local house styles. Gas pumps could be approach from either side to provide an efficient distribution scheme.
“As drive-in filling stations replaced curbside pumps in the 1920s, the new structures sought to assimilate with the existing environment.” – Laura Mallard