1930 Shell Station
by Dawn Gari
Title
1930 Shell Station
Artist
Dawn Gari
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
On a trip to Georgia we drove through Salem Winston NC. We couldn't help but stop and take some photos of this rare( it is the only one left in existence.) and uniquenovelty Shell Oil station from the 1930s
This single story Shell station, in the shape of a giant scallop shell, was built by R.H. Burton and his son, Ralph, in 1930 at Sprague and Peachtree Streets in Winston-Salem. The owners of the oil company decided to attract customers through a series of shell-shaped service stations. They built at least eight in the Winston-Salem area, but the station at Sprague and Peachtree is the only one remaining. The Shell station speaks to the literalism prevalent in some advertising during the 1920s and '30s.
The Shell Service Station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a filling station constructed in 1930 following a decision in the 1920s by the Shell Company to begin marketing in North Carolina. The building is an example of representational or novelty architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1976.
2nd Place Body of Work Churchville Photography shoe 2014, Churchville PA
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February 26th, 2014
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