Description
St. Louis had the first gas station in the United States. Back in the day, gas stations were built with intriguing designs – some looking like Hansel and Gretel cottages, some looking like houses with canopies. But then uniformity set in. Gas stations became unprofitable. But the intriguing gas stations did not go away – in St. Louis, you get married in one, buy craft beer in one, purchase goldfish in one, and have your child’s respiratory infections cured in one. Doug Schneider will present examples of how the gas station has evolved in St. Louis.
