It's a gas! : the allure of the gas station txt
edited by Robert Klanten and Sally Fuls
- 239 p. ill.; photo.; col. 27 cm. book
Includes index.
English translation of: Schöner Tanken : Tankstellen und ihre Geschichten.
The first gasoline was sold in pharmacies--but this was to change in the 1950s. As the car experienced its great rise in popularity, gas stations began to pop up like mushrooms out of the ground. Futuristic and progressive, these modern temples of mobility became roadside reference points for young people hungry for independence, and to everyone who strove for a sense of freedom.It's a Gas! explores the surprisingly diverse world of the gas station--a functional high tech temple, a transit zone, a film set, a converted residence, or an abandoned ruin hidden in a backyard. The world of pumps is full of surprises, ready to be discovered in this book.The preface was written by US-American talkshow legend and passionate car collector Jay Leno. Sascha Friesike, Assistant Professor of Digital Innovation at VU University in Amsterdam and associated researcher at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Berlin, is the author of the crime series Grobmann und Pieper and photographer of gas stations.
9783899559286
Service stations--Photographies--20th century Illustrated works Pictorial Works--20th century Service stations--Pictorial Works--20th century Service stations--Design and construction--History--Pictorial Works--20th century Design and Construction--20th century Modern Architecture--Pictorial works--20th century