[RWebb]

Denis - even if you aren't rich, you can still work to get gas stations put on the Register of Historic Bldgs. (or some term similar to that).

Often, a historic bldg. can not only be saved, but turned into a good source of cash flow for the owner - say a nice Art Deco gas station becomes a nice Art Deco eatery.

I'd like to see more of these gas stations saved instead of being knocked down for some run of the mill cement blockhouse new construction. THose interested, should contact a historic preservation group locally. You might have to sell them on moving beyond old houses or churches...