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Originally constructed in the late 1930’s, this shell-shaped service station serviced gas guzzlers for decades. The building fell into disrepair towards the end of the 20th century, but was then restored by state historic society, Preservation North Carolina. Today, this clamshell serves as a regional office and info center about the station and other preservation projects. Don’t miss this photo-worthy detour located off East Sprague Street. Photo provided by Christine Rucker
San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
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A couple of shells that sit on our lanai at poolside - this might be the the first photo I've taken in weeks for our "shadowy Friday" that has natural shadows ;-)
7 Days of Shooting Week #32 - Black and/or White Shadowy Friday .....
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Mostly C64, and PC keyboard shells which is going to be great cases for MIDI controllers, sinths, mixers... name it.
Picture taken 5/26/23
Shell / truenorth | 34802 Ridge Rd, Willoughby, OH
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Dash In (1,106 square feet)
8920 W Broad Street, Gold's Gym Plaza, Henrico, VA
This was originally a Texaco, which was built and opened in 1990 (replacing an older Texaco service station on site). Dash In was previously a generic Shell Food Mart.
Discovered in 1835, Margate's Shell Grotto is an astonishing find; 21 metres of winding passages decorated with 4.6 million shells. The walls are covered in images of gods and goddesses, trees of life and patterns of whelks, mussels and oysters. Some think it is an ancient Pagan grotto, others that it is simply an ornate Regency folly; but with no definitive explanation or history, the Shell Grotto is Kent's greatest mystery.
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Quarles (3178 square feet)
5816 General Puller Highway, Locust Hills, VA
This gas station was built in 2006. Quarles became 7-Eleven #34520 around 2011.
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Miller's (2,579 square feet)
12245 Jefferson Ave, Newport Marketplace, Newport News, VA
This store was built in 1985. It was formerly a Happy Store Fuel Mart that became a Mobil/Miller Mart combo in 1994.
Drawing shells was definitely a challenge for me. I used watercolor, pastel chalk, colored pencils and a white marker to color. Basically, I tried almost everything except crayon. I'm new to working in color & have no idea what I'm doing.
I wrote this poem last summer with sea glass in mind. It seemed appropriate to add it here:
An enigmatic reunion
Of bottle bits once brilliant
Now scathed and scorned by the elements
Recklessly tossed along dissonant waves
Finally shunned unceremoniously and deposited
Along pallid shores
Where their watery journey had once begun.
I came home from a walk to find A had been doing a lot of tidying and dusting, and rearranging a large collection of stones and shells on one of our windowsills. This was one of his mini-installations.
we call these puppyeyes.... probably they have some other more "scientific" name for them.... I am yearning for the Barbados of my childhood when we spent pleasant hours on the beaches.... full of shells and free of people.