They aren't only in gas stations, they used to be popular in parking lot, they used to be popular 70s style! I remember seeing more of those in the 80s
A bit of news, further along this street there are many more of these however they do not have these huge bases, anyways theres one thats been knocked down and appers to of been laying there for a while so I'm thinking of going back there to see if I can "save" it, assuming theres no one around
It didn't look like there was very much/any, the only thing I'm concerned about is the pole and fixture MIGHT still be energized so I'll use my non-contact voltage tester first
There's also another version of these with a bucket light optical assembly inside the lantern part of the light.