Parman's Gas Station
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SKU: 602009
Places Along the Way Historic Architecture Keepsake Series
#1 - The Gas Station
Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps, gas stations have taken many forms. Built by Clayton Parman in 1941, Parman’s Super Service Station is the prototypical example of the box-type service station that was developed in the 1930s, and dominated gas station design until the 1960s. This pewter keepsake is hand-made in Port Washington, Wisconsin by Reichert Studios for the Wisconsin Historical Society. More details...
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Places Along the Way Historic Architecture Keepsake Series
#1 - The Gas Station
Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps, gas stations have taken many forms. Built by Clayton Parman in 1941, Parman’s Super Service Station is the prototypical example of the box-type service station that was developed in the 1930s, and dominated gas station design until the 1960s.
Like the neighborhood tavern, corner grocery, or local hardware store, the neighborhood gas station has fallen victim to larger, more efficient, cost-cutting operations, physically removed from us and only tangentially connected to our lives. Although many of us value the speed and convenience of the new stations, the rich social dimension that has marked gas stations of the past has largely been lost.
Clayton Parman Jr. and his brother Keith still operate their father’s station, and though they no longer sell gasoline, quality auto service and neighborhood conversation remain staples at Parman’s Super Service Station. For more about the history of gas stations, see “Fill ‘er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations” by Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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