Drive-in Stations without Canopies

By the end of the 1920s, gas stations began removing their canopies, any type of roof supported by one or more posts sheltering the gas pumps and the cars that pull up to the station. With an increase in automobile traffic, more space was needed for customers to pull into gas stations, and the canopy posts took up much needed space. After WWII, the canopy made its comeback, touting oil company logos in large letters.

Click on the thumbnail below that closely resembles the type of gas station in your historic image.

Makeshift	Pre-Fabricated House	Oblong Box
Streamline Moderne	Post-War Modern	Environmental