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Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at dusk on a clear early evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, in late afternoon under clear and sunny skies.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday afternoon 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
On Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas.
Art Deco Gas station and cafe. Built in 1936, when it opened it was the only cafe within 100 miles of Shamrock. The restoration was completed in 2003.
In the Pixar movie 'Cars', Ramone's Body Shop at Radiator Springs was modelled on the U-Drop Inn.
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at dusk on a clear early evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Built in 1936 on historic Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, the Tower Station/U-Drop Inn is a former gas station in Art Deco style. When Route 66 was decommissioned in favor of Interstate highway 40, the station fell into disrepair and was closed in 1990. It was later bought by the First National Bank of Shamrock and given to the city. It has since been restored to its 1936 appearance. In a modern touch, a bank of Tesla rapid charging stations has been added behind the station. This building's likeness was featured in the 2006 animated film "Cars."
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at night on a clear evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Stopped by this wonderful classic of days gone by on our way home from Arizona. Hardly anyone around it at all on this beautiful day. A compilation of this classic gas station and Inn and a 1946 Chevy pickup with air cooler I thought would look nice in front of the Inn.
The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas along the historic Route 66 highway. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in soil, the building was designed by J. C. Berry. An unusual example of art deco architecture applied to a gas station and restaurant, the building features two flared towers with geometric detailing, curvilinear massing, glazed ceramic tile walls, and neon light accents. It has traditionally held two separate business: "Tower Station", a gas station on the western side, and the "U-Drop Inn", a café on the eastern side. Though it has passed hands several times in its history, the building has consistently housed the same types of businesses it was originally constructed for.
Once considered a beautiful and impressive example of Route 66 architecture in Texas, the U-Drop Inn fell into disrepair with the decommissioning of Route 66. It closed for business in the late 1990s. After it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1997, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Shamrock, which then gave it to the city. Primarily funded by a US$1.7 million federal grant, the city hired a firm specializing in historical renovation to restore the building to its original glory and adapt it into a museum, visitors' center, gift shop, and the city's chamber of commerce. In 2006 animated film Cars, the cartoon village of Radiator Springs was based on multiple real U.S. Route 66 landmarks from Peach Springs to Baxter Springs; the U-Drop Inn's distinctive architecture appears as Ramone's automotive body and paint shop.
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at dusk on a clear early evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, in the morning under clear and sunny skies.
Shamrock, Texas
Monday morning 14 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, with its neon lights aglow at dusk on a clear early evening.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday evening 13 March 2022
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, in late afternoon under clear and sunny skies.
Shamrock, Texas
Sunday afternoon 13 March 2022
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Hauptbahnhof Berlin
Der Berliner Hauptbahnhof ist der wichtigste Personenverkehrsbahnhof in Berlin und zugleich der größte Turmbahnhof Europas. Mit täglich rund 330.000 Reisenden und Besuchern steht er nach Hamburg, Frankfurt (Main) und München auf Platz vier der meistfrequentierten Fernbahnhöfe der Deutschen Bahn.
Am 26. Mai 2006 wurde der Bahnhof durch Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, die zusammen mit dem damaligen Verkehrsminister Wolfgang Tiefensee in einem Sonderzug (ICE) aus Richtung Leipzig eintraf, feierlich eröffnet.
Der Berliner Hauptbahnhof liegt im Wesentlichen im Ortsteil Moabit des Berliner Bezirks Mitte, am Nordrand des Regierungsviertels. Die beiden gleichartigen Haupteingangsportale führen im Norden auf den Europaplatz und an die Invalidenstraße sowie im Süden über den Washingtonplatz zur Spree.
Der Bahnhof umfasst eine Grundfläche von 430 m × 430 m. Das Herzstück bildet eine Fläche von 80 m × 80 m, auf der fünf Verteilerebenen angeordnet sind. Der Höhenunterschied zwischen der obersten und untersten Ebene beträgt 25 Meter. Insgesamt 54 Rolltreppen, sechs Panoramaaufzüge, zehn weitere Aufzüge sowie diverse feste Treppen verbinden die verschiedenen Ebenen.
Der Hauptbahnhof ist eine bedeutende Gewerbe-Immobilie. Auf drei Etagen gibt es 15.000 Quadratmeter Nutzfläche für rund 80 Einzelhandelsgeschäfte. Insgesamt arbeiten im Bahnhof 800 Menschen. 375 davon sind Mitarbeiter der DB.
Baulich gesehen stellt der gesamte Bahnhofskomplex einen Turmbahnhof dar, betrieblich handelt es sich um einen Kreuzungsbahnhof.
www.bahnhof.de/berlin-hauptbahnhof
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Berlin Central Station
Berlin Central Station is the most important passenger station in Berlin and also the largest tower station in Europe. With around 330,000 travelers and visitors every day, it is the fourth-busiest long-distance railway station operated by Deutsche Bahn after Hamburg, Frankfurt (Main) and Munich.
On May 26, 2006, the station was officially opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who arrived in a special train (ICE) from Leipzig together with the then Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee.
Berlin Central Station is essentially located in the Moabit district of Berlin's Mitte borough, on the northern edge of the government district. The two identical main entrance portals lead to Europaplatz and Invalidenstraße in the north and to the Spree via Washingtonplatz in the south.
The station covers an area of 430 m × 430 m. The centerpiece forms an area of 80 m × 80 m, on which five distribution levels are arranged. The height difference between the top and bottom levels is 25 meters. A total of 54 escalators, six panoramic elevators, ten further elevators and various fixed staircases connect the different levels.
The main station is an important commercial property. There are 15,000 square meters of floor space on three floors for around 80 retail outlets. A total of 800 people work at the station. 375 of them are DB employees.
In structural terms, the entire station complex is a tower station; in operational terms, it is a junction station.
Built in 1936 on historic Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, the Tower Station/U-Drop Inn is a former gas station in Art Deco style. When Route 66 was decommissioned in favor of Interstate highway 40, the station fell into disrepair and was closed in 1990. It was later bought by the First National Bank of Shamrock and given to the city. It has since been restored to its 1936 appearance. In a modern touch, a bank of Tesla rapid charging stations has been added behind the station. This building's likeness was featured in the 2006 animated film "Cars."
The famous Tower Station in Shamrock, Texas. This was built in 1936, when U.S. Route 66 was still fairly new. I would have gotten pictures of the other side of the building (with the U-Drop Inn Cafe), but I didn't feel like sticking around too long with a cop sitting in the parking lot.
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Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, on a clear and sunny morning.
Shamrock, Texas
Monday morning 14 March 2022
"The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café is located along historic Route 66 in Shamrock. Built in 1936 by J. M. Tindall and R. C. Lewis at the cost of $23,000, this gem of a building got its start in the dust when John Nunn drew his idea for the station on the ground with an old nail. Plans were later given to architect Joseph Berry who set the final wheels in motion. With its Art Deco detailing and two towers, the building was designed and constructed to be three separate structures. The first was the Tower Conoco Station, named for the dominating four-sided obelisk rising from the flat roof and topped by a metal tulip. The second was the U-Drop Inn Café, which got its name from a local schooolboy's winning entry in a naming contest. The third structure was supposed to be a retail store that instead became an overflow seating area for the café. The Tower Station was the first commercial business located on the newly designated Route 66 in Shamrock, and is one of the most imposing and architecturally creative buildings along the length of the road."
(Text from the National Park Service web page about Route 66)
And there you sit, thinking "Where have I seen this before?" Ah, like many locations in the movie Cars, Pixar based landmarks on real-life Route 66 icons - such as Ramone’s Body Shop, here.
Built in 1936 along a stretch of Route 66 through Shamrock, Texas, Tower Station & U-Drop Inn was was considered one of the best places to eat on The Mother Road. In fact, it was the only place to eat for roughly 100 miles, so the cafe enjoyed a steady stream of visitors and the building even housed a Greyhound station in the late 50s.
The gas station and cafe would become an enduring example of fine Route 66 architecture for roughly 60 years before finally closing in the 1990s.
The famous Tower Station in Shamrock, Texas. This was built in 1936, when U.S. Route 66 was still fairly new. I would have gotten pictures of the other side of the building (with the U-Drop Inn Cafe), but I didn't feel like sticking around too long with a cop sitting in the parking lot.
*Feel free to use this photo, or any others in this photostream, for any use that is non-commercial. Please make sure to provide credit for the photo(s). Please contact me at eckhartnicholas@yahoo.com for questions or permission for commercial use.*
The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe is located at the intersection of US 83 and Route 66 in Shamrock, TX. Built in 1936, it got its start when John Nunn drew his idea in the dirt with an old nail. The City of Shamrock owns the building, and its been completely restored with Federal grants and local funds. After a hailstorm destroyed much of the neon in 2013, the city swapped the glass tubes for more durable and energy efficient LEDs.
(Fisheries Tower, Fishery Watchtower, Tower Station)
Built 1852/53
River Corrib/Eglinton Canal, next to the Wolfe Tone Bridge
Galway
Ireland
Once The "U Drop Inn Cafe" now the "U Drop Gifts" and the old pumps at the historical "Tower Conoco Station" in Shamrock, Tx. It's such a neat little gas station with it's art-deco design....no wonder Pixar used it as the inspiration for Ramone's House of Body Art in the Cars movie.
FYI: This is a single shot that I worked over in my Topaz Adjust. Trying to learn it where things don't come out looking like Harry Potter stuff if you know what I mean or at least that is what I call it. It's a learning process for sure!
The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe is located at the intersection of US 83 and Route 66 in Shamrock, TX. Built in 1936, it got its start when John Nunn drew his idea in the dirt with an old nail. The City of Shamrock owns the building, and its been completely restored with Federal grants and local funds. After a hailstorm destroyed much of the neon in 2013, the city swapped the glass tubes for more durable and energy efficient LEDs.
Osnabrück Hbf is het oudste ongelijkvloerse kruisingsstation van Duitsland, uit 1895. In Nederland verschenen pas ongeveer een eeuw later twee van zulke 'Turmbahnhöfe', zoals ze in Duitsland heten: het nieuwe Amsterdam Sloterdijk en Duivendrecht
Osnabrück Hbf, opened 1895, is the oldest tower station in Germany. The L-shaped main building is at the intersection of two main railway lines on different levels
"The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café is located along historic Route 66 in Shamrock. Built in 1936 by J. M. Tindall and R. C. Lewis at the cost of $23,000, this gem of a building got its start in the dust when John Nunn drew his idea for the station on the ground with an old nail. Plans were later given to architect Joseph Berry who set the final wheels in motion. With its Art Deco detailing and two towers, the building was designed and constructed to be three separate structures. The first was the Tower Conoco Station, named for the dominating four-sided obelisk rising from the flat roof and topped by a metal tulip. The second was the U-Drop Inn Café, which got its name from a local schooolboy's winning entry in a naming contest. The third structure was supposed to be a retail store that instead became an overflow seating area for the café. The Tower Station was the first commercial business located on the newly designated Route 66 in Shamrock, and is one of the most imposing and architecturally creative buildings along the length of the road."
(Text from the National Park Service web page about Route 66)
The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe is located at the intersection of US 83 and Route 66 in Shamrock, TX. Built in 1936, it got its start when John Nunn drew his idea in the dirt with an old nail. The City of Shamrock owns the building, and its been completely restored with Federal grants and local funds. After a hailstorm destroyed much of the neon in 2013, the city swapped the glass tubes for more durable and energy efficient LEDs.
Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe, along Route 66, in the morning under clear and sunny skies.
Shamrock, Texas
Monday morning 14 March 2022
An Old Route 66 shield sign, along with an Interstate 40 (I-40) shield sign, along Route 66 next to Tower Station and U-Drop Cafe.
Shamrock, Texas
Monday morning 14 March 2022
"The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café is located along historic Route 66 in Shamrock. Built in 1936 by J. M. Tindall and R. C. Lewis at the cost of $23,000, this gem of a building got its start in the dust when John Nunn drew his idea for the station on the ground with an old nail. Plans were later given to architect Joseph Berry who set the final wheels in motion. With its Art Deco detailing and two towers, the building was designed and constructed to be three separate structures. The first was the Tower Conoco Station, named for the dominating four-sided obelisk rising from the flat roof and topped by a metal tulip. The second was the U-Drop Inn Café, which got its name from a local schooolboy's winning entry in a naming contest. The third structure was supposed to be a retail store that instead became an overflow seating area for the café. The Tower Station was the first commercial business located on the newly designated Route 66 in Shamrock, and is one of the most imposing and architecturally creative buildings along the length of the road."
(Text from the National Park Service web page about Route 66)
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"The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café is located along historic Route 66 in Shamrock. Built in 1936 by J. M. Tindall and R. C. Lewis at the cost of $23,000, this gem of a building got its start in the dust when John Nunn drew his idea for the station on the ground with an old nail. Plans were later given to architect Joseph Berry who set the final wheels in motion. With its Art Deco detailing and two towers, the building was designed and constructed to be three separate structures. The first was the Tower Conoco Station, named for the dominating four-sided obelisk rising from the flat roof and topped by a metal tulip. The second was the U-Drop Inn Café, which got its name from a local schooolboy's winning entry in a naming contest. The third structure was supposed to be a retail store that instead became an overflow seating area for the café. The Tower Station was the first commercial business located on the newly designated Route 66 in Shamrock, and is one of the most imposing and architecturally creative buildings along the length of the road."
(Text from the National Park Service web page about Route 66)
"The Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café is located along historic Route 66 in Shamrock. Built in 1936 by J. M. Tindall and R. C. Lewis at the cost of $23,000, this gem of a building got its start in the dust when John Nunn drew his idea for the station on the ground with an old nail. Plans were later given to architect Joseph Berry who set the final wheels in motion. With its Art Deco detailing and two towers, the building was designed and constructed to be three separate structures. The first was the Tower Conoco Station, named for the dominating four-sided obelisk rising from the flat roof and topped by a metal tulip. The second was the U-Drop Inn Café, which got its name from a local schooolboy's winning entry in a naming contest. The third structure was supposed to be a retail store that instead became an overflow seating area for the café. The Tower Station was the first commercial business located on the newly designated Route 66 in Shamrock, and is one of the most imposing and architecturally creative buildings along the length of the road."
(Text from the National Park Service web page about Route 66)
"The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas, along the historic Route 66 highway. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in dirt, the building was designed by J.C. Berry. An unusual example of art deco architecture applied to a gas station and restaurant, the building features two flared towers with geometric detailing, curvilinear massing, glazed ceramic tile walls, and neon light accents. It has traditionally held two separate business: 'Tower Station,' a gas station on the western side, and the 'U-Drop Inn,' a café on the eastern side. Though it has passed hands several times in its history, the building has consistently housed the same types of businesses it was originally constructed for.
Once considered a beautiful and impressive example of Route 66 architecture in Texas, the U-Drop Inn fell into disrepair with the decommissioning of Route 66. It closed for business in the late 1990s. After it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1997, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Shamrock, which then gifted it to the city. Primarily funded by a $1.7 million federal grant, the city hired a firm specializing in historical renovation to restore the building to its original glory and adapt it into a museum, visitors' center, gift shop, and the city's chamber of commerce. The revived U-Drop Inn was featured in the 2006 animated film Cars as the inspiration for the fictional Ramone's body shop."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Drop_Inn
"The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas, along the historic Route 66 highway. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in dirt, the building was designed by J.C. Berry. An unusual example of art deco architecture applied to a gas station and restaurant, the building features two flared towers with geometric detailing, curvilinear massing, glazed ceramic tile walls, and neon light accents. It has traditionally held two separate business: 'Tower Station,' a gas station on the western side, and the 'U-Drop Inn,' a café on the eastern side. Though it has passed hands several times in its history, the building has consistently housed the same types of businesses it was originally constructed for.
Once considered a beautiful and impressive example of Route 66 architecture in Texas, the U-Drop Inn fell into disrepair with the decommissioning of Route 66. It closed for business in the late 1990s. After it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1997, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Shamrock, which then gifted it to the city. Primarily funded by a $1.7 million federal grant, the city hired a firm specializing in historical renovation to restore the building to its original glory and adapt it into a museum, visitors' center, gift shop, and the city's chamber of commerce. The revived U-Drop Inn was featured in the 2006 animated film Cars as the inspiration for the fictional Ramone's body shop."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Drop_Inn
The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas on Route 66. An unusual example of art deco architecture applied to a gas station and restaurant, the building features two flared towers with geometric detailing, curvilinear massing, glazed ceramic tile walls, and neon light accents. It has traditionally held two separate business: "Tower Station", a gas station on the western side, and the "U-Drop Inn", a café on the eastern side. It closed for business in the late 1990s and fell into disrepair. After it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1997, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Shamrock, which then gifted it to the city. Primarily funded by a $1.7 million federal grant, the city hired a firm specializing in historical renovation to restore the building to its original glory and adapt it into a museum, visitors' center, gift shop, and the city's chamber of commerce. The revived U-Drop Inn was featured in the 2006 animated film Cars as the inspiration for the fictional Ramone's body shop.
Shamrock, Texas October 2006
"The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas, along the historic Route 66 highway. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in dirt, the building was designed by J.C. Berry. An unusual example of art deco architecture applied to a gas station and restaurant, the building features two flared towers with geometric detailing, curvilinear massing, glazed ceramic tile walls, and neon light accents. It has traditionally held two separate business: 'Tower Station,' a gas station on the western side, and the 'U-Drop Inn,' a café on the eastern side. Though it has passed hands several times in its history, the building has consistently housed the same types of businesses it was originally constructed for.
Once considered a beautiful and impressive example of Route 66 architecture in Texas, the U-Drop Inn fell into disrepair with the decommissioning of Route 66. It closed for business in the late 1990s. After it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 1997, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Shamrock, which then gifted it to the city. Primarily funded by a $1.7 million federal grant, the city hired a firm specializing in historical renovation to restore the building to its original glory and adapt it into a museum, visitors' center, gift shop, and the city's chamber of commerce. The revived U-Drop Inn was featured in the 2006 animated film Cars as the inspiration for the fictional Ramone's body shop."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Drop_Inn