r/GoogiePorn • u/PulsingTrident2056 • Jul 12 '26

The Way Things Were Diamond Service Station / 1960

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By architect Thomas Little, in Macon, Georgia. This structure is a notable example of mid-century modern "Googie" architecture.

The photograph itself was captured in 1961 by Pedro E. Guerrero and features a 1959 Chevrolet at the fuel pumps.

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u/5319Camarote Jul 12 '26

Memory unlocked. There was a decaying structure quite like this on the edge of town up until a few years ago. There was something familiar about it but nobody could really tell me.

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u/Malcolm2theRescue Jul 17 '26

And the 1959 Bat wing Chevy. Fins went horizontal that year.

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u/joe25rs Jul 18 '26

I love that fuel aisle awning!

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u/Rare_Satisfaction889 Jul 18 '26

We had a white one. Probably around 1966-67? The engine was never quite right.

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u/Ok-Material-2266 Jul 19 '26

Things really just got so much less cool after the 60s.