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American Gas: 1935

Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/02/2019 - 3:43pm.
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American Gas: 1935

June 1935. "Highway corner. Reedsville, West Virginia." 8x10 inch nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.

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The Log Cabin Marks the Spot

Submitted by Alonzo on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 9:03am.

Someone on Reddit found the location using property records:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WestVirginia/comments/bj6yf0/gibson_motor_compa...

Apparently, the Lot that Log Cabin sits on is PT LOT 1 GIBSON MOTOR CO.

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Arthurdale

Submitted by Minnesotaart on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 8:33am.

Since my name is Arthur, I was intrigued by the signpost pointing to (I assumed) Arthurdale. Indeed I was correct in my assumption. A little further probing and it turns out Arthurdale has quite a story behind it!

https://arthurdaleheritage.org/

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My two guesses

Submitted by Vintagetvs on Mon, 09/02/2019 - 5:18pm.

It's either this intersection, or it's not.

Pros: Intersecting Highways with Arthurdale in the correct direction, remnants of a driveway in the yard, Stop sign on a steep incline.

Cons: Lack of a concrete block building.

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