Continuing our journey towards our primary location, our route took us past one of my old discoveries, the former Shell petrol station by the highway.
Something had changed, however.
The graffiti on the café windows was still there, but it was cut in half. The middle window was broken. There was finally a way in.
Or maybe there isn’t.
The first sign says private property, no trespassing, the second one says watch out for broken glass. Now I see a little bit mixed signals here. If I shouldn’t be here, why would there be a need to warn me about broken glass?
This is almost like the old mental asylum, where the notes said trespassing forbidden in the buildings and on the yard, but if you do go in, it’s your responsibility.
I mean, how is that supposed to be interpreted.
I didn’t stop to ask questions. I went closer to the broken window promising to watch out for broken glass.
And then, really carefully I took a look in. The building had been a petrol station until the early 2000’s and then hosted an earth moving company. I’m not sure when it was abandoned, but everything inside is from the old petrol station days.
Ok, so gonna have to be really careful now.
You don’t have petrol stations like this anymore. This is a real time capsule even though the furniture has mostly been removed.
Just look at the panels.
I’ve seen a lot better works of art.
The view to the front of the store from the green chair.
And this is where the thirsty truckers have found their coffee and sandwiches. The forks, spoons and knives have been in the white holes.
Toilet out of use.
The kitchen was much better equipped here than in the previous service station I visited in the previous post. You could probably actually get burgers and fries here.
Some small demolition work had been carried out already, but most of the things were in their place.
A look towards the back of the café. There had even been a cabinet there.
What else do we have at a vintage petrol station than a café? Find out in the following post.
The forks, spoons and knives have been in the white holes.
Following my two-decade long stint in the fire department, I found a similar setup for cutlery similar to the one we had at work that resembled this one. My wife and I now have a cutlery station just like this in our kitchen. Is it out of place and silly? Sure. Is it practical? Yes, surprisingly so.
Who cares about out of place and silly? If it works for you and you like it, it’s perfect!
My TV stand is a 100 year old Chinese coffee table. Very impractical. But as nobody is willing to buy it for what it’s worth, this’ll do.