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| Description: | The 400 Cass Street gas station was first constructed in 1928 and later became a Pure Oil station, when it was reopened by Henry Ott, in 1937. |
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| Description: | Clarence "Slim" Fritag's Pure Oil service station, located at 1323 Ninth Street, created a sensation in 1935 when the local newspaper announced that "an at... |
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| Description: | The Tudor Revival cottage-style station at 137 South Winsted Street and State Highway 23 was constructed in 1926. It features a centered gable above the en... |
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| Description: | In 1933, Lester Proksch constructed this striking filling station in the small river town, at 201 North Main Street. Less's Service was opened in July of 1... |
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| Description: | Filling station built in 1927, at 148 West Chestnut Street, by Jack Hansen. |
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| Description: | Alexander C. Eschweiler, a well-known architect in Milwaukee, designed this exotic station for the Wadhams Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee in 1926. |
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| Description: | Constructed of red brick and capped by a steeply pitched gable roof accented with gently flared eaves, this one-story station, built in the mid-1920s, rese... |
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| Description: | Close-up of Coca-Cola sign, hanging above the front door of the now Tully Realty Office. |
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| Description: | The simple, abstract, geometric ornament was easily and inexpensively cast in concrete block faces. |
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| Description: | A red and winged horse weather vane sits atop the Mobil station. |
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| Description: | Built in the early 1920s, the station, with its tower, low rooflines, and decorative half-timbering, complemented the designs of the other resort buildings... |
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| Description: | Constructed of a cream-colored brick, the vertical lines were embellished with blue glazed brick, likely meant to match the color of the Dixie Oil and Gaso... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Copeland Opera House from across street. |
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| Description: | Close-up of a portion of Copeland Opera House's cornice. |
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| Description: | Close-up of Copeland Opera House sign and cornice. |
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| Description: | Interior view of Grand Opera House's auditorium and stage. |
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| Description: | Lobby of Grand Opera house, including Frank Waldo decorative designs above auditorium doors, featuring lilies and other flowers. |
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| Description: | Interior of Grand Opera House's auditorium and stage from rear of house. |
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| Description: | Close-up of Frank Waldo's decorative motifs in the Grand Opera House, featuring morning-glory and ornamental grass. |
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| Description: | Close-up of Frank Waldo decorative motif on the proscenium arch in the Grand Opera House. Features a portrait of William Shakespeare flanked by cupids and... |
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