shell-shaped gas station

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  bigpinkstork

  I lived a couple of blocks away when I wrote my review warning folks to be aware of your surroundings. Since my concerns were dismissed as racist by a reviewer who had never met me and obviously never seen my partner, I thought I would clarify. The area around the iconic shell station is neat, tidy, and right smack in the middle of a drug-dealing area known for its high rate of crimes against persons. It's almost perfectly safe during the day, since all the bad actors tend to sleep until about 5pm. The station is great and well worth a photo op. Just don't come late in the day. And do be aware of who's around, as you should be pretty much everywhere.

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  Harborgirl2008

  Amazing this is the only original shell-shaped station left in the country. A really nice photo stop when visiting the city. There was some interesting memorabilia inside the station, but you can only see through window, it is not open for the public to go inside.

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  HFB3

  Nice photo op. True Americana and reminder or a bygone era. Only takes a few moments. Worth a drive by and brief stop if on I-40 or in Winston-Salem

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  senterk

  Found this here on Trip Advisor and didn't pay attention to the "warnings". I drove from Hanging Rock State Park to see this. Had I have "listened" to the warnings I would have found that this place is indeed in a "less than desirable" neighborhood. I love photographing unique places like this, but I didn't even get out of my car as there was a gentleman eyeing me as I did a u-turn and headed out of the area.

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  Billy1280

  Such a unique part of our history that was so different of anything today. This piece of archectural design is simple but awesome and its almost gone and forgotten.

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  NeedMoreWine

  If you don't get a chance to stop in (not the best area) at least ride by and take a look/photo of this tiny bit of early auto history. This early gas station is just a hop off US-52 and worth the effort to ride by for a look.

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  CatherineG526

  So cool. There's nothing else like it and it's over 80 years old. Definitely worth driving by if you're nearby.

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  Maryloyola

  The Shell station is in beautiful shape and I'm glad I saw it. There are not many old places like this still around. Some reviewers mentioned it being in a bad neighborhood. If they meant because it has non-Caucasians, I don't call that "bad". The houses around the station are uniformly neat and tidy.

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  Jennimusing

  A fun place to grab a memorable photo with visiting friends and familyIn a working class neighborhood this restored architectural folly is a window to our American past.

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  137BarbaraB

  Stopped by just to take a few pictures. It is in the middle of a neighborhood, just on a corner. This was probably state of the art in it's day. Glad to see that the historical society is preserving it. If you are in W/S stop by for a look.