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#45960
Mon Jul 11 2005 12:44 PM
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Hi gas station entheusiasts,
A wonderful and creative friend of mine is considering buying an old art moderne esso station and turning into her home. The building has houses many businesses since the original gas station. The interior has been re-done and the tanks have been removed, but the exterior still looks like the original with the porcilin tile siding, the curved glass block end and horizontal chrome at the top. Do you know of any similar gas stations that have been turned into homes? It is a corner station in an urban city. Do you know the locations or do you have links to pictures?
Thanks for any information.
Suzanne
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#45961
Mon Jul 11 2005 01:05 PM
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There was a show on HGTV or Discovery a year or so ago that featured a home that had been a gas station. They retained the exterior details and even had signs and a pump outside. The interior still used some of the gas station features and could be described as "urban chic" architecture.
Jim
Jim Winter
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#45962
Mon Jul 11 2005 01:56 PM
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Thats my dream home..I would LOVE to live in a gas station...REALLY
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Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK and humble moderator
Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Seattle WA
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#45963
Mon Jul 11 2005 03:19 PM
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I can see You Hubba out front your new Mobil station Home resting on the fender of a Slamed 49 Merc , flat black ,4" white walls , Pinstriped, fuzzy dice with long necks and just driving the girls crazy WHOOOO HAAAA how do ya beat that, I'd fly out for that House warming Party
Chris Holt
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#45964
Mon Jul 11 2005 06:00 PM
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If that happens Chris....YOU ARE INVITED MY FRIEND  ------------------ Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK and humble moderator
Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Seattle WA
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#45965
Sun Jul 17 2005 07:13 PM
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Common, guys! Don't any of you have a picture of an old Esso or other gas station that has been renovated into a house? It's such a cool idea, someone must have already done it!
Suzanne
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#45966
Sun Jul 17 2005 07:54 PM
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Suzanne, come on, we're mostly guys on this site, have you EVER seen a guy just rush into anything!? (OK, 50% divorce rate not withstanding). This is a group of highly educated (yeah, right!!), thoughtful ( to a point), intelligent (don't push it!) careful (except for Jarvis around globes but that's another story) guys that thinks thing out. If & when one of us comes up with something, you'll be the first to know!
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#45967
Sun Jul 17 2005 11:37 PM
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We all live in restored gas stations...
in our minds.. and NICE ones too!!...
[This message has been edited by dodogas (edited 07-18-2005).]
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#45968
Tue Jul 19 2005 11:03 AM
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suzanae
Try looking here ::
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/episode_archive/0,1783,HGTV_3836_43,00.html
Buz
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