[Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street – Historic Photograph Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of [Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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[Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street
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Few drawings on this board show a roadside business as carefully planned as this set for a combined car wash and filling station at Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street in Washington, D.C. Architect Arthur B. Heaton prepared the plot plan, elevations and sections for Shannon & Luchs, Inc. Such stations became common in the 1920s as car ownership spread through American cities, and drawings like these show how designers fit pumps, wash facilities and a service area onto a single corner lot while keeping the street-facing facade presentable. Heaton's plans offer a useful record of how early motorists were served.
| Created / published | D.C. Plot plan and plan |
|---|---|
| Medium | N.W. |
| Genre | architect." |
| Notes | elevations |
| Subjects | and sections of filling station] / Arthur B. Heaton |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 938 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168486 |
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