Four Baggers and Foreclosures

Of all the abandoned buildings I have photographs of in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, I’m choosing one of the newest and least interesting to write about today. Why? Because I drove by it every day on my way to and back from work, for the last seven years, and now it's gone.   The last two of which came after this former BP Gas Station, closed for the final time. Guess we’ll start this out with a little history lesson… Shown here, when it was open, on August 10, 2016. Built on the northeast corner of Crooked Lake Blvd. and Coon Rapids Blvd., the gas station on this land itself dates back to the 1960’s. Known then as Crooked Lake Standard Oil, another part of the Standard Oil brand, that sold gasoline in many parts of the country. Those Standard Oil stations had a similar style of building. Shaped like a house, with multiple built in garage doors, next to a small retail space. Two lanes of four gas pumps sit out front of the building, which was set back from the street. Usually featuring...