Petroleum Palace: 1928

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What would you call that? Moorish Art Deco? Spanish Mediterranean Art Deco? Man. they sure don't build them like that anymore!

The only feature that does not seem desirable is that the roofed fueling area is attached to the main structure without a solid firewall. There's a viewing window, and perhaps a door, from the main structure into the fueling bay wing. This would be problematic in case of a fire.

Other than that, today's gas station architects should sit up and take notice that a large gas station does not have to be an eyesore!