Print, Photographic : 1999-113-01

Accession#:

1999-113

Title:

Gas Station Demolition

Catalog Date:

01/13/2007

Category:

8: Communication Artifact

Classification:

Neighborhoods
downtown

Collection:

SBHS Photo Collection

SBHS

Description:

This color photograph shows the Chevron station, partially demolished. It is a cream colored plaster sided building with Spanish style tile roof. There is a cement apron in front of the building (to the right) but the ground has been exposed at the side of the building (in the foreground) and there is a trench with a large half pipe running along it and four vertical pipes sticking into the ground, two on each side of the half pipe. The vertical pipes have a larger cylindrical "box" with a lid sitting on top of them. There is ivy climbing up the side of the building with a tree and some shrubs next to it. At the far right of the picture part of a yellow tractor is visible.

Event:

demolition

Film Size:

polaroid

Medium:

Photographic Paper

Notes:

The Chevron Station was owned by Jim Gibson till purchased by Dick Fisher in 1960 to 1970, and by Gene Abbot from 1970 to 1980 and by Snug Nugget Partnership till destruction. After the demolition of the existed gasoline station KN Corp had not been able to secure the building permit to expand the facility to include a convenience store. The site was sold by the original owner of the station, Proctor Jones Snug Nugget Partnership to advisor organization of Village Green II. See 2004A-100 for the detail.

Object ID:

1999-113-01

Object Name:

Print, Photographic

Orig/copy:

Original

Photographer:

Scott, Barbara

Place:

Stinson Beach

Print Size:

3" x 3"

Source:

Scott, Barbara

Subjects:

Neighborhood-Downtown

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