{"product_id":"226-garages-and-service-stations","title":"226 Garages and Service Stations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the spirit of Ed Ruscha’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwentysix Gasoline Stations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1963), photographer Philip Butler (author of London Tube Stations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) has travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing these diverse, eccentric and idiosyncratic buildings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs motoring became popular in the early 1900s, the need for mechanical expertise to service, repair, refuel, and sell vehicles soared – and the ‘garage’ was born. From the Mock-Tudor fad of the 1920s via the Streamline Moderne of the 1930s, to the simple Modernist rationalism of post-war Britain, each era has produced a distinct automotive architecture. With the introduction of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) vehicle test in the 1960s, demand accelerated still further. A diverse array of structures was utilised – churches, cinemas, railway arches, fire stations, shops, factories – all proved versatile enough to find second lives as garages. As the era of the combustion engine draws to a close, Butler’s enchanting photographs of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e226 Garages and Service Stations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e document the charm and personality of these survivors of the petrol age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip Butler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64455620919665,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/6738\/7249\/files\/226GARAGES3D.jpg.2400x1600_q90.jpg?v=1787562578","url":"https:\/\/formshop.co\/en-il\/products\/226-garages-and-service-stations","provider":"Formshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}