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The Teapot Dome service station is a quirky reminder of scandal

Popkin
Feb 22, 2025
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From John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America / Library of Congress

The Teapot Dome gas station in Zillah, Washington was a gas station like no other. This whimsical structure was built to look like a giant, adorable red and white teapot. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this unique building is known for both its novelty archite…

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