Photo of The Day

[RoughboyModelworks]

Chuck was supposed to share...  I've got plenty of them, I'll see what else I can come up with for you.

Paul

[RoughboyModelworks]

Here are a couple for you Craig. First from 1925, Washington DC area I believe. Rumour has it it was owned by a man named King...



And the second is somewhat more recent, 1950s when service stations used to have useful attendants. Unfortunately I don't know the location of this shot.



Paul

[RoughboyModelworks]

Here are a couple more for you Craig... and for Marc too, being more roadside vernacular architecture - the Fish Inn in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Don't have any more information than that unfortunately...





Paul

[Ray Dunakin]

Cool! I love those old roadside attractions.

[mobilgas]

Paul,......  Cool.......    I like it    Amoco gas weird station name....i like it though....neat station name if his name was King.  The mobil horse sign on the building is Rare being that it face's Right.... the right is alot harder to get...they had a left and a right. The pumps are M&S 80 cut with the light-up script top's.  Wish i had a time machine i could step into........cant get enough of that service station stuff.     Craig   

[scrappy1]

love the fish gas station

[chester]

One more to help fulfill Craig's addiction. It's nice to see some folks will save and restore rather than just tear down.



And an interesting choice in siding that one doesn't see much of anymore is this brick pattern in pressed steel panels.

[mobilgas]

Thanks Chester,    I like the clock-face gas pump....and that siding  pressed steel would be different to model..... anyone want to try and make a mold in 1/2 inch and sell them in sheets       Craig

[marc_reusser]

Here are a couple more for you Craig... and for Marc too, being more roadside vernacular architecture - the Fish Inn in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Don't have any more information than that unfortunately...





Paul

Frank Gehry eat your heart out!


Marc

[RoughboyModelworks]

Frank Gehry eat your heart out!
Marc

Yep...   

Paul

[marc_reusser]

Another track building image for Marty.

This was likely for the North Bend Lumber Co., at N. Bend WA.

[lab-dad]

Thanks Marc!
Really neat scene!
-Marty

[marc_reusser]

Here are a couple that arrived in the mail today.


First one....

[marc_reusser]

...the other one.

[Ray Dunakin]

Great pics!

I wouldn't want to be the engineer of that upside down loco. Steam loco wrecks were nasty for the crew... you'd either be crushed, burned, or scalded to death, or some combination of those choices.