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Therefore, many roadside merchants have employed a strategy that mixes equal parts P. T. Barnum and I. M. Pei. They saw their gas station, diner, or motel as a blank canvas that could be artfully decorated as a means to higher profits. (travel.howstuffworks.com....dmarks.htm)
For many, wherever the gas is cheaper. But if a gallon costs the same at both establishments, the one with the giant tool on top is the natural choice, simply because it has a giant tool on to (travel.howstuffworks.com....dmarks.htm)
Why? It's simply because these places are the most blatantly commercial examples of roadside Americana. They exist to sell gas, motel rooms, and combination plates, and the atmosphere is a mere by-product. (travel.howstuffworks.com....dmarks.htm)
The whole phenomenon of these roadside landmarks can be boiled down to a hypothetical scenario along these lines: Say you are driving through the middle of nowhere and you notice that your gas gauge is a hairsbreadth from 'E.' On one side of the road is a typical service station, standard issue in every way. Across the street stands the competition, a station identical to the first except for the fact it's capped by a 20-foot-long wrench. From which are you going to buy gas? (travel.howstuffworks.com....dmarks.htm)
The director of "Gas Food Lodging " and "Things Behind the Sun" shares her memories of the greatest British actress you've never heard of, who died unexpectedly in early September . (09/30/2002 (www.salon.com....ate09.html)
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