The American Gas Station-History & Folklore/Gas Station in American Car Culture

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About The American Gas Station Book---The gas station occupies a prominent position along the grand highway that is American history. Once upon a time, gasoline was poured by hand into your Model T. By the 1950's, service stations were manned by trams of attendants that rushed forth at the sound of the bell to wipe your car's windows and check the oil. In the 1980's, self-service became the rule at all but a few old-fashioned stations. Along the way, gas stations have promoted themselves in images that are ingrained in American mythology; Socony's red neon Pegasus, Texaco's star, Phillips 66 named after US Route 66, and the numerous giveaway trinkets, stickers, toys, games, and radio antenna pennants that have decorated our cars. The American Gas Station is a history of the service station and the American car culture it helped create. This is the chronicle of the birth of roadside architecture, the development of gasoline pumps, corporate trademarks, and gas station memorabilia, which has become the center of vast Americana collector interest.
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