foto © Don Klotzbeacher
The architecture of this building is entirely functional with the exception of the cupola. The cupola on the top is a throwback to colonial times — which is a throwback to earlier old-world styles. I find the building and the cupola a bit incongruous, but it is typical of the business world to give a nod to traditional tastes.
Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, might argue that the cupola ornamentation is not organic to the structure and materials used in the store fabrication itself. On the other hand, the only thing attractive about the store is the cupola; the rest of the building is unattractive from the viewpoint of schools of architecture. Why bother making this comparision? Well, the American landscape is littered with this “style” of building. It is a statement of who we are.
This convenience store offers Blimpie subs. The first Blimpie store was opened in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1964. I am not familiar with the Stop & Go chain store.
