LAist: The Poshest Gas Station in Los Angeles

guest

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:35:52 -0800

and can i also say, that the first comment on this article is awesome.

guest

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:32:42 -0800

also not a PR rep for BP - but doesn't it get passers by to contemplate clean/renewable/alternative energy? -- I'm coming off watching "A Crude Awakening" and "Kilowatt Ours" and I'm desperate for SOME change. they're doing a little bit. what if everyone who walked by that day recycled more, or researched a bit more - it's a start, right? baby steps people, baby steps. oh, and REAL-ist's post wasn't so aweful, of course everyone here is aware, and does their part - but i hated L.A. when i first got here too.

guest

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:06:06 -0800

my uncle mark helped design this hahah it is so weird to see it!

Adam

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:50:49 -0800

This damn thing made me wreck my car. I drive past it every day on my way to work, and i was watching the grass grow up the sides, into the billbaords above. Finally one day the unveail the damn thing and i was staring at it trying to figure out what the hell it is, and bam. Thankfully the guy i hit was nice and didnt claim any fradulent damage. But still my rates are going up and all because of funky archeture. Oh well. Viva progress!!

Gurmukh

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:36:39 -0800

This gas station is supper cool. I drove by it this morning and I was amazed. Finally the ugly old gas stations that used to be there is gone and now a beautiful structure stands in its place. The idiot that said this is the ugliest gas station that they have ever seen must be a crack head who lives in some shitty clone housing development or some thing along the lines of imitation architecture. This building makes me want to buy my gas there and drive by there every day out of my way just so I can see it. I hope to see many more buildings like it in the near future. It is the best gas station I have ever seen in my entire life.

Death

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:02:29 -0800

Holy poop I just farted in my underwear!

Babs

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:45:16 -0800

Uh realist,Duuh,Like there are more hybrids registered in LA than anywhere else! Why I drive one, and there are 6 on my street alone! The 40,000+ already on the carpool lanes in Cali are just the beginning... Don't be so bitter about LA not fulfilling all your expectations...

geesuz

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:43:12 -0800

Oh please, it's not so bad. People used to hate googie/mod design too, now-a-days it's landmarked. Generally, some like to complain about everything, mostly the folks who don't live anywhere near LA. I agree with who ever said that something that looks different is a good thing. And realist is wrong, there are hybrids everywhere in LA, there are about 7 on my block alone (and no, I am not in Bev Hills)

jaconjills

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:21:12 -0800

Looks pretty cool.. Can anyone get some nite pictures? Maybe we get to see some cool bounce lights. Imma drive by there and check it out. "Green" huh.. whats up with the wooden fences, and how many trees did they hack down for that? I will go there for some gas and some S & M action.

cerraeh

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:21:17 -0800

and where is the BIODIESEL, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS??

Plato

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:43:06 -0800

what is this??? BP designers: Have u ever been toEeurope and look at really cool gas stations? I don't think so.

BP Makes Me Feel Gassy

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:47:09 -0800

Kicking myself for not postering that mofo before the grassy-ass "fence" they had around it came down for the big reveal. I hate them. Real-ist: Give me a break. BP is known for greenwashing ad campaigns. They're not stepping out to do "something in the right direction," they're trying to keep doing what they've been doing, only with a different hat on. By the way, I live here in L.A. and I see hybrids everywhere.

real-ist

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:26:38 -0800

For you alternative fuel freaks - these people are only going to sell what you buy. In that regard they can only possibly be 1/2 the problem. With the number of SUVs and 12 cylinder Bently's, a hydrogen or electric station would basically sit idle 99% of the time - on a good day. Wouldn't you agree? The fast food industry changed its menus when people started to move on from the grease burger. They also ditched the transfatty crap. Schools are just now getting soda machines and crap food out of their cafeterias. Being FAT went from a personal right to a disease. Why do suppose all this happened? The people changed. People woke up and their ideas & spending habits changed. I was in LA for a while and never saw a hybrid. So fellow commenters, take some liability in the equation - it might move things along a bit. Lastly, the materials of the station are made from either renewable or recycleable materials. The roof has fauna and collects rain water to this end. The dispensers play videos with shorts on how to save energy. I'm not a PR rep for BP or anything, but I find it ironic that when someone first steps out to do something in the right direction, that all people can do is bitch about them not doing more -in this case, while slamming the gas pedal down to beat the next person to the red light ( La Cienega, Supulveda, Century, Sunset anyone? ). It seems to be the going thing there in your beloved LA.

Chill

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:52:15 -0800

It looks like where TRON would go to fill his Lightbike.

bosbos

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:17:15 -0800

Hey, let's give them some points for trying. It's not as if gas stations will go away and the environment will clean itself up if we simply look the other way. They're a reality for the short to medium term, so why not try to make them better and more beautiful? In the pics it looks better than most gas stations I've ever seen, and certainly doesn't look worse than its neighbors. Notice too that the pricing sign appears to be a giant digital readout; could be an experiment in up-to-the-minute market pricing. Which would be cool. Maybe someday your car's nav system will know not only the location of the nearest source of fuel, but also the prices of its competitors, and will guide you to the best deal for the distance. And maybe someday that fuel will be hydrogen, not gasoline. BP changed their name to Beyond Petroleum as a step toward the future. Is that so wrong?

ich will

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:12:38 -0800

Q merda, nada demais... c dinehrio tudo se faz....

tom

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:35:31 -0800

Um... whats the point of that? Is it stealth? heh

tony

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:31:58 -0800

yeah im sure no one is going to be buying houses in beverly hills now that they have a freaky looking gas station. Real Voice, you've been inhaling too many fumes.

Real Voice

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:26:54 -0800

What a sad waste of money on possibly one of the ugliest gas stations I've ever seen. If I lived anywhere near that thing I'd be up in arms to the city council to have that eyesore taken down. I'm sure it's had a negative impact on property values.

Chad

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:02:07 -0800

Its different, considering everything else in America looks the same different is good.

xofis

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:58:35 -0800

Looks like a furnace.

Calvin

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:56:23 -0800

This gas station is also invisible to radar, just like the stealth bomber. hehe :-)

Kevin

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:21:16 -0800

Goodness, talk about lightning rod!

Cat

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:09:33 -0800

For some reason it makes me want to sing the 'Working at the Car Wash' song.

K style

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:00:32 -0800

It is a BP, the BP logo is called the helios, also the motto "a little better" is the current BP branding, in my country at least.

christian

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:55:21 -0800

while its pretty cool, its kinda ugly. However, I think they should keep building these gas stations but with better designs.

Cain

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:58:21 -0800

I drive by this place to and from work everyday. to be honest, I was rather dissapointed when I found out it was a gas station. What with all of the enviromentaly friendly messages and whatnot. OH THE IRONY!

jbelkin

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:18:27 -0800

I take it the picket fence is a temp thing? I hope the attendants are dressed like the Tin man

Scrat End

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:12:13 -0800

Its the BP logo i know that!!!! Looks like a polygon mesh from a 3d application.

S M

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:02:10 -0800

BH on the above street sign...means Beverly Hills...oh and they are too snobbish to have a NORMAL gas station in their back yard...

Graham

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:52:48 -0800

It's not posh, it's grey and imposing and ugly. The construct doesn't suggest anything to do with green or environmentally friendly, it looks like a black grey smoke, the type that exhaust-spewing old cars spew out of their tailpipe.

wax

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:39:34 -0800

that is infuriating.

GC

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:17:09 -0800

Why? It's still over prices gas.

loren

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:15:41 -0800

i drive by this on my way to work every day and i have watched it grow...quite a site

Sinclair

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:09:32 -0800

Looks like something out of the flintstones

Ian Liu

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:04:20 -0800

I think it is a redesigned BP... too bad it doesn't say.

Short Attention Sp

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:14:16 -0800

That looks like a BP logo - the station even uses similar fonts and colours in their presentation.

oliver

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:31:39 -0800

It's organic gas, man.