"Fill 'er up" : an architectural history of America's gas stations / by Daniel I. Vieyra ; with a foreword by James Marston Fitch.

Main entry:

Vieyra, Daniel I.

Title & Author:

"Fill 'er up" : an architectural history of America's gas stations / by Daniel I. Vieyra ; with a foreword by James Marston Fitch.

Publication:

New York : Macmillan, [1979]
©1979.

Description:

xiv, 111 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / James Marston Fitch -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The fantastic -- 3. The respectable -- 4. The domestic -- 5. The "functional" -- 6. Preservation -- Notes to the text -- Sources and notes for illustrations -- Index.
ISBN 0-02-007400-x Pbk : £4.55.

Summary:

A nostasgic photo-essay on America's car-oriented culture traces the development of the gas station from a horse-drawn tank to today's streamlined buildings.

ISBN:

0026220008
9780026220002
002007400X (pbk.)
9780020074007 (pbk.)

Subject:

Universidad Sergio Arboleda
Service stations United States.
Roadside architecture United States History.
Commercial buildings United States History.
Stations-service États-Unis.
Immeubles commerciaux États-Unis Histoire.
Constructions des abords de route États-Unis Histoire.
Commercial buildings
Roadside architecture
Service stations
Architektur
Tankstelle
Service stations United States History.
United States
USA
Petrol filling stations Architectural features United States, to 1979

Form/genre:

Bildband.
History

Added entries:

Fitch, James Marston, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 44028
Call No.: PO703; ID:89-B3686
Status: Available

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