Roy's is located in the small town of San Bernardino, where Route 66 meets the Mojave Desert, California
When you see an abandoned gas station, your body asks you to stop short and take a photo. When it looks like a spaceship in the middle of nowhere... more of the same. that's about it It's Gas! The Allure of the Gas Station ( Gestalt ), a book with a tank full of nostalgia, design and travel.
give me your gasoline
The pharmacy they were the first places that started selling gasoline. In the 1950s, and as the popularity of the automobile grew more and more, service stations multiplied almost at the same rate.
Gas stations became places of worship among young people eager for freedom and adventure, and rare was the film that did not include a service station among its settings.
The ghost stations... or that pop romanticism of a perfect Kerouac-style road trip
The book, foreworded by the American talk show legend and passionate car collector Jay Leno, takes a journey through the history of gas stations that will delight fans of motoring, architecture, design and, of course, photography.
A trip back in time making stops at the European 'new wave' What did the post-war bring? american golden age, traveling from Myanmar to Siberia and reaching the modern designs of our days.
Our favorite part of the book? Without a doubt, the one dedicated to the **abandoned service stations.**
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