This former Phillips 66 service station was designed by renowned architect Clarence Reinhardt. Reinhardt was hired by the Phillips Petroleum Company to create a standardized design which incorporated popular mid century angular forms, as seen in cadillac tail fins and drive-up food establishments. Reinhardt claimed that an essential element of drive-in success was eye-popping architecture, so he thoughtfully integrated era appropriate butterfly canopies and slanted windows into the final gas station design.

U-Haul acquired the building in 1978 and now proudly offers truck and trailer sharing. Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction. 

Serving U-Haul customers since 1978, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive Reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:

• 14 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
• 166 tons of new concrete pours avoided
• 185 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for this north Phoenix community:

• 14,800 kWh annual energy savings
• 131,749 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Steel Production 14 tons (13 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Energy 14,800 kWh annual energy savings

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  Concrete 166 tons (151 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 131,749 lbs (59,761 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 185 lbs (84 kgs) of construction debris prevented

• U-Haul at Dunlap & I-17
• The Golden Age of Gas Stations
• Historic Preservation of a Phillips 66 stations in St. Louis
• Black Canyon Highway