August 28, 2007
Photo of the Day: August 28, 2007
It was the colors in this photo that caught my eye; they present a nice contrast against the cloudy sky. The low perspective on the shot is also appealing in that it gives the old gas station a sense that it is looming above the street, deserted and monolithic--even though it's not. The subject is the Kensington Service Center, part of Kensington's Antique Row, which chip py the photo guy visited on Saturday. I will admit a soft spot for gas station photos, as it was an old-style Texaco with full service that enabled me to pay for my gas and beer in high school, and this photo evokes the bell ringing in the service bay when the local little-old-ladies would drive their gold '85 Cadillac Sevilles up to the pumps. Aaah. Good times. Does anyone else have high-school job nostalgia? Let us know in the comments. EXIF.
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If you're into vintage DC photos, shorpy.com has them in spades. My favorites are the ones of the Waffle Shop circa 1950. Wouldn't recognize the place today. The exterior reminds me of the Edward Hopper painting "Nighthawks." Makes working at Jack in the Box look like a pile of puke.
Does anyone else have high-school job nostalgia?
A tiny bit. Hustling shoes at Sneaky Feet in Potomac Mills was an above average gig in 1985 compared to the people I knew who were working [visible shudder] fast food.
Yeah, but the Waffle Shop is still delicious!
I put my time in at Potomac Mills back in the very early 90's, Hillrat. Record store, not fast food, thank god.
Ian - I worked stocking a couple of different stores for the grand opening of Potomac Mills before my stint at Sneaky Feet; I was actually working there the first day the place was open. I also spent a Summer at Waccamaw Pottery working as a cashier and clumsily groping willing females in the warehouse.
Ah, Waccamaw. Haven't heard that name in a while. I went to HS right across the street from the mall, so it was the most convenient place to work. Sadly, I was far too awkward to ever be involved in any record store back room groping.
Ugh, you went to Gar-Field?
Judging from the tone of your voice, I'm guessing you went to Woodbridge? ;-)
Indeed I did go to Woodbridge, and the place was full of unbearable tools.
"...the place was full of unbearable tools."
Isn't that pretty much a universal trait of high schools?
No, but I grew up around the corner from the K-town Service Center. It was an Esso station when 20 cents in the Coke machine there would get me a 10 ounce Coke, in a clear bottle. It switched to Exxon and my Cokes went to 25 cents. I don't know why the bottles weren't green.