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Temple Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Temple Theatre Stage from front of house.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Backstage graffiti at the Independent Opera House naming participants in plays performed in 1936 and 1937.
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Grand Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Restored exterior of Grand Opera House from across street.
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Oshkosh Service Station Detail (Blue and Cream Tile)

Date: 2008
Description: Constructed of a cream-colored brick, the vertical lines were embellished with blue glazed brick, likely meant to match the color of the Dixie Oil and Gaso...
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Cochrane Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Located at 402 South Main Street, Henry E. Kochenderfer's service station, which opened in 1933, proudly dispensed Phillips 66 gasoline from three pumps o...
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Darlington Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built in 1931 by the Iowa Oil Company, Darlington's Service Station at 404 Main Street was said to give the "impression of a temple or a college chapel, an...
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of stage and main floor of Independence Opera House from rear.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Independence Opera House, city hall, clock tower and public library building from across the street.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Independence Opera House auditorium and stage from balcony.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Independence City Hall and Opera House clock tower illuminated at dusk, including flagpole.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of replicated stencil work and molding in Independence Opera House auditorium.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Independence Opera House Auditorium and from stage.
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Independence Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: This service station located at 23923 Burrows Road (formally State Highway 93) was built in 1931, by Leo Breska. It now houses an auto-repair business, own...
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Mineral Point Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Manufactured by the Milwaukee Corrugating Company, Josiah Paynter's filling station at 110 South Chestnut Street was the first in Mineral Point.
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Prairie du Sac Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Felix Ohrlien's gas station, at 105 Water Street, was built in 1944-45 and is still in use today, however it is now owned and operated by Dick Ambrose, who...
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Waterford-Wadhams Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Fred Schmidt installed a gas pump outside his family's blacksmith business in 1911. At 28407 North Lake Drive, the station's location was prime for automob...
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Waterford-Phillips Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Located at 100 South Jefferson Street, started out as a Phillips 66 service station, built in 1935. It is currently Uncle Harry's Frozen Custard.
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Watertown Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: The public was invited to inspect the town's newest station and its modern conveniences, when the 501 South Third Street station opened on July 30, 1927.
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West Allis Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built in 1927, this small Wadhams station, located at 1647 South Seventy-sixth Street, is one of a handful of the company's signature pagoda stations still...
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Ashland Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: When the East End Co-op Service Station opened in 1940 at the corner of Sixth Avenue and East Front Street, the owners announced, "Our new, modern equipmen...

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