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'''{{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, or the [https://whitney.org/collection/works/21022 Phillips 66] station in Flagstaff, Arizona, photographed by Edward Ruscha for [[wikipedia:Twentysix Gasoline Stations|Twentysix Gasoline Stations]]. | + | 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]]''. |
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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-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> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:22, 21 July 2023
Equus Oils 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 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 Tramway Gas Station in Palm Springs, California, or the Phillips 66 station in Flagstaff, Arizona, photographed by Edward Ruscha for the book Twentysix Gasoline Stations.
Gallery[edit]
Equus Oils, without power, as seen at the start of Act I
A full view showing the station's horse shape
Another full view of the station, in high quality
Complete view of the station at night time
