I have a complete infatuation w/ old gas stations and dream of buying one, though not necessarily to live in. They just ruined one in So. Minneapolis when I was there to put in a Subway sandwich shop. It was in a prime location, too, 28th & Lyndale So.
I had driven by it a thousand times and never knew that there was a cherry, original Standard Oil station underneath the facade put over it for the previous business. When they started demo-ing for the Subway shop and revealed the white tile station w/ big red letters and stripes, I wanted to cry. The world, (and that city), was such an infinitely cooler place 30-40 years ago when there were old gas stations everywhere w/ the art deco style and the rubber hose that rang the bell for service when you ran over it. Not to mention free air for kids' bicycle tires, etc...
If I was richer, I would have bought that place and restored it to 1950s glory then used it as my own private repair garage and man cave + car/MC storage. Sucks. Subway for chrisakes...
