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Gas & Glamour

I love cars and I love Los Angeles for being a city of cars. Over the last decade or so, I have been intrigued by LA's love affair with the automobile, tracing back to a time when cars themselves were objects of beauty. Those cars are no longer on the streets today but the buildings from that era remain. My interest in this story is primarily about this car culture's manifestation within the city's built environment, where there was once a time when the car and the act of driving was celebrated, and these streets once allowed a unified mental image of an urban texture to be retained - a sense which is now improbable and destroyed by freeway architecture, which has reduced entire communities to a name on the exit sign. I wanted to connect with that lost design history and capture LA's car-culture-induced optimism and ambition reflected in polychromatic, star-spangled coffee shops, gas stations, car washes, and others that once lured the gaze of passing motorists. This series was published as a book in 2020. For more information and signed copies, please visit https://gasandglamour.com

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  1. McDonald's by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    McDonald's

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  2. The Donut Hole by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    The Donut Hole

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  3. Chips by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Chips

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  4. Pann's Coffee Shop by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Pann's Coffee Shop

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  5. Norm's Coffee Shop by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Norm's Coffee Shop

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  6. George's 50s Diner by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    George's 50s Diner

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  7. Fleetwood Center by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Fleetwood Center

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  8. Bowlium by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Bowlium

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  9. Bob's Big Boy Burgers by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Bob's Big Boy Burgers

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  10. Wich Stand by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Wich Stand

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  11. Mel's by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Mel's

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  12. Idle Hour by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Idle Hour

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  13. Ritz Motel by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Ritz Motel

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  14. Bowlero by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Bowlero

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  15. Flamingo Motel by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Flamingo Motel

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  16. Casa de Cadillac by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Casa de Cadillac

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  17. Union 76 Gas Station by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Union 76 Gas Station

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  18. Saga Motor Hotel by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Saga Motor Hotel

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  19. Driftwood Dairy by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Driftwood Dairy

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  20. Jet Car Wash by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Jet Car Wash

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  21. Bob's Big Boy Broiler by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Bob's Big Boy Broiler

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  22. Randy's Donuts by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Randy's Donuts

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  23. National Car Wash by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    National Car Wash

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  24. Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  25. Wigwam Motel #7 by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Wigwam Motel #7

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  26. Cottage Shop (now Rockin' Rescue) by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Cottage Shop (now Rockin' Rescue)

    Digital Archival Pigment Print

  27. Der Wienerschnitzel by Ashok Sinha, Image 1.

    Der Wienerschnitzel

    Digital Archival Pigment Print