TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friesike, Sascha
TI  - It's a gas!: the allure of the gas station
SN  - 9783899559286
AV  - NA6370.A87 F75 2018
U1  - 725.38 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - Gestalten
KW  - Service stations
KW  - Photographies
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - Pictorial Works
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - History
KW  - Design and Construction
KW  - Modern Architecture
KW  - Pictorial works
N1  - Includes index.

English translation of: Schöner Tanken : Tankstellen und ihre Geschichten
N2  - 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
ER  -