A group of design students provided concepts for the owner of the historic Sprague Super Service station in Normal, Ill., reported the Bloomington Pantagraph.
It’s an understatement to say the station’s owner was pleased with the designs:
Illinois State University design students brought tears to Terri Ryburn’s eyes Wednesday when they presented concepts for three rooms in the historic Route 66 gas station Ryburn is restoring.
“You all have caught my vision … thank you so much. This has been wonderful,” she said. […]
On Wednesday, seven groups presented seven designs: three for Ray’s Coffee Shop (named after Ryburn’s father), two for Bill’s Garage Theater (named after Ryburn’s late husband) and two for the office space.
While each of the concepts incorporated art deco style, the designs were totally different. Of the three coffee shop proposals, for instance, one used a teal, black lacquer and silver color theme; another had brown, gray and black hues; and the third, shades of yellow.
Ryburn said she was looking forward to reviewing each in detail this weekend.
Ryburn plans to convert the station into a visitors center, coffee shop, bed-and-breakfast, and an entertainment venue. Sprague’s Super Service, built in 1931, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.