Foreword / James Marston Fitch -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The fantastic -- 3. The respectable -- 4. The domestic -- 5. The "functional" -- 6. Preservation -- Notes to the text -- Sources and notes for illustrations -- Index.
Summary
A nostalgic photo-essay on America's car-oriented culture traces the development of the gas station from a horse-drawn tank to today's streamlined buildings.