I say! What a bang-on treat this was.
Mistress decided we should take full advantage of a non-rainy day and do a bit of motoring. She promised to show me something I'd never see back in Oxford, UK or anywhere else in the USA. Cracking good time for a little car like myself.
Most petrol pumps are simply like going to the local for a pint. But this. Well, this is the belts and braces, isn't it?
This clamshell shaped petrol station is the last to remain standing of the 8 Shell stations built, I believe, in the 1930's. Most thankful for Historic Preservation, as Mistress says that there was a time when this station was to be torn down as it was fallen into disrepair. Public outcry saved it, and I say hip-hip-hoo-rah for that
It is located on Sprague Street in our neighboring city of Winston-Salem. I fear it no longer operates as a service station, so I couldn't actually have a drink here, but it was a treat to pull in to the pumps.
I expect to see a great many wonderful sites on our travels, but I can't imagine that this won't remain one of my favorites. It's aces!
It's good to see that the old clam shell station has been preserved. I remember it from the time I lived in Kernersville in the 60s. Its paint had flaked off and the door hung crookedly.
ReplyDeleteI must say your red color looks good against the yellow and orange.
I had no idea the the School or the Arts had a film dept. Donna