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Mitchell's Greasing Palace
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Robert Mitchell's Madison service station, 529 University Avenue. During the 1920s service stations evolved from curb-side shacks to more attractive buildings that echoed popular residential architecture. Local wags called Mitchell's large Spanish Revival station, with its five pumps and four bays: "Mitchell's Greasing Palace."
August 7, 1928
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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