An 1800s-style gas station design will become a blueprint for future gas station designs in Mandeville, Louisiana.
If I recall my classes on the history of technology, the gas powered automobile was invented during the late 1800s and the gas station didn't really exist until the mid 1910s, once the automobile gained in popularity.
Perhaps its just "1800s-style" not based on a gas station from the 1800s? A Victorian gas station? Shingle style? Romanesque revival? Pretty unclear headline, and article for that matter.
Oct 15, 04 3:50 pm ·
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I recently saw this headline on www.planetizen.com :
An 1800s-style gas station design will become a blueprint for future gas station designs in Mandeville, Louisiana.
If I recall my classes on the history of technology, the gas powered automobile was invented during the late 1800s and the gas station didn't really exist until the mid 1910s, once the automobile gained in popularity.
Perhaps its just "1800s-style" not based on a gas station from the 1800s? A Victorian gas station? Shingle style? Romanesque revival? Pretty unclear headline, and article for that matter.
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