Where you can't get gasoline in Gretna, VA.

[farlymac]

Just driving around one Sunday in August of 2018, I wound up in Gretna, VA where I found three examples of my favorite subject, old gasoline stations.


Two of them were repurposed, while the other was part of an abandoned country store. Photos taken with a Zorki-6 sporting a Jupiter-12 on Kodak Tri-X 400.



Small Town Glass Shop by P F McFarland, on Flickr





404 Main Street by P F McFarland, on Flickr





Small Town Glass by P F McFarland, on Flickr





Former Country Store and Gas 1 by P F McFarland, on Flickr





Former Country Store and Gas 2 by P F McFarland, on Flickr





Former Country Store and Gas 3 by P F McFarland, on Flickr





Harold's by P F McFarland, on Flickr


PF

 

[Steve M.]

Those are fun shots!

I love old gas stations too w/ all their memories of simpler (and better) times , and have always wanted to convert one into a combined art studio and living space. Keep the lift for parties, or raising your model up for a higher angle. I grew up in the South, and got used to seeing old, abandoned buildings from earlier times.
They're really beautiful in all of their decay and rot, which is something we don't get that here in New Mexico. This desert climate will preserve things for long periods of time. If I were to post photos of old gas stations here they would look nearly like the day they closed.

 

[Timmyjoe]

Hey Steve, you've got a lot of abandoned gas stations and Motor Lodges in New Mexico. Especially the old Rt. 66 strip thru Tucumcari. Been there numerous times since 2006 and always find it fascinating.

Best,
-Tim