# @wearethevariable on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9CqEDqi5l
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11265492-wearethevariable-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/03419572ec10537b88d5b401ea8192e926c994e110669c536556cf5f5c8fd939.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-20T13:40:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Variable (@wearethevariable) — https://gondola.cc/wearethevariable

## Caption

Have you ever come across the seashell-shaped Shell gas station on the corner of Sprague and Peachtree here in Winston? 

Crazy cool fact: Our very own @erin.kwasnik is related to the men who built this iconic structure! 

“My great-grandfather, Rad Burton, and great-uncle, Ralph Burton, owned a construction company named Burton Construction Company. My grandpa Garmon was just a kid when they built these stations, but he was always having fun on-site.” 

The one shown here is the last one standing of eight others that were built as an advertising stunt back in the 1930’s — the days of the Great Depression. 

In 1976, the service station was registered as a historic place and later was restored to its former glory by Frank Blum Construction. Erin and her grandfather returned for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating its reopening 🎉

Swing by to check out the museum inside! 
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#WeAreTheVariable #WinstonSalem #CreativeAgency #AgencyLifestyle #AdAgency #AdvertisingAgency  #LoveWhereYouWork #AgencyLife #WatchUsWork #Shell #ShellMobile #HistoricLandmark #HistoricalLandmark

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,886
- **Likes:** 79
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 4

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| The Variable | @wearethevariable | https://gondola.cc/wearethevariable | Client |
| Carly MacFarland | @carlymacfarland | https://gondola.cc/carlymacfarland | Content Producer |
| Carly MacFarland | @carlymacfarland | https://gondola.cc/carlymacfarland | Videographer |
| Carly MacFarland | @carlymacfarland | https://gondola.cc/carlymacfarland | Video Editor |

## Tags

advertisingagency, wearethevariable, historiclandmark, lovewhereyouwork, historicallandmark, winstonsalem, agencylife, adagency, shell, creativeagency, shellmobile, watchuswork, agencylifestyle

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