Working Toward A Gas Station...
As my layout is of the older timeframe, I'd like to have a vignette of a blacksmith who has realised that horseless carriages are the wave of the future, and has not
entirely switched over to servicing cars, but has gas pumps out front, and it is starting to look as though the horseshoeing business is beginning to wane.
I'm thinking of a well-weathered wooden structure with almost brand-new pumps, and he still has not taken down or altered his "Blacksmithing And Carriage Repair" sign. This building would likely still contain blacksmithing tools and equipment, and hitching posts, but it would appear as though the blacksmithing equipment is being moved to the side as vehicle repair seems to be taking over half his building.
I've been ruminating over this idea for a while now, and if I
ever manage to get going on this, I'll post pictures. Thanks for posting this thread, Chris. Perhaps you've provided motivation to get my butt in gear.