After decades of neglect, a historically significant and potentially landmark-worthy architectural marvel, one that has long served as the gateway to Lake Tahoe's Incline Village is on the verge of either rescue or ruin.

It also happens to be a hollowed-out gas station.

Known for generations here as the Orbit Station, after the service station chain famous for its type of futuristic, space-age "Googie" architectural style, the structure at 560 Lakeshore Blvd. anchors a trio of corner lots that signal entry to the famed street, home to celebrities and billionaires.

The old gas station was one of the first permanent structures in town and possibly the oldest still standing. While some in Incline have considered it to be an eyesore, its design — a soaring double-triangular roof structure —

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