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[[File:Equus Oils night.png|thumb|right|''CONWAY: (Typing) The lights whine.'']] | [[File:Equus Oils night.png|thumb|right|''CONWAY: (Typing) The lights whine.'']] | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a gas station located on [[Interstate 65]] owned and operated by [[Joseph Wheattree]]. The station's facade features a large horse head, in reference to its name, itself a reference to the 1973 play ''[[wikipedia:Equus (play)|Equus]]'' by Peter Shaffer. The station is in debt to the [[Consolidated Power Company]] who has in turn throttled its electricity. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a gas station located on [[Interstate 65]] owned and operated by [[Joseph Wheattree]]. The station's facade features a large horse head, in reference to its name, itself a reference to the 1973 play ''[[wikipedia:Equus (play)|Equus]]'' by Peter Shaffer. The station is in debt to the [[Consolidated Power Company]] who has in turn throttled its electricity. | ||
Its design – namely the wedge-shaped canopy – is based on that of the [[wikipedia:Tramway Gas Station|Tramway Gas Station]] in Palm Springs, California. | Its design – namely the wedge-shaped canopy – is based on that of the [[wikipedia:Tramway Gas Station|Tramway Gas Station]] in Palm Springs, California, or the [https://whitney.org/collection/works/21022 Phillips 66] station in Flagstaff, Arizona, photographed by Edward Ruscha for the book ''[[wikipedia:Twentysix Gasoline Stations|Twentysix Gasoline Stations]]''. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Equus Oils.png|Equus Oils, without power, as seen at the start of [[Act I]] | File:Equus Oils.png|Equus Oils, without power, as seen at the start of [[Act I]] | ||
File:Equus Oils full.jpg|A full view showing the station's horse shape | File:Equus Oils full.jpg|A full view showing the station's horse shape | ||
File:GasStation-FullHorse.png|Another full view of the station, in high quality | |||
File:GasStation-NightTime.png|Complete view of the station at night time | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Act II]] | [[Category:Act II]] | ||
[[Category:Act III]] | [[Category:Act III]] | ||
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