Drive-in Station with Canopy

A canopy is any type of roof supported by one or more posts sheltering the gas pumps and the cars that pull up to the station. The first gas station with a canopy appeared around 1910 and remained an integral part of gas station design through the 1920s and, to a lesser extent, the early 1930s. Pumps were usually near the station office and canopies projected out from the main building. After WWII, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the canopy returned. These later canopies were larger and more simplified and were branded with the company name and logo. Often the canopies were not attached to the building.

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Shed	Early Box	Pre-Fabricated House
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