Adventures in Lawrence

On our way out of Kansas City proper, we head West to Lawrence, KS.  There, we ate at Free State brewery.  It had some tasty food, and better brews, but mostly and interesting atmosphere.  The large front windows allowed the sunlight to add a cheery mood to it.  Not necessarily my style, but it fit well with the rest of Massachusetts avenue.  Approaching Lawrence from the north gave me a different view of the town, and I was able to appreciate was a pretty college town it is.

After we ate, we took a gander at the KU campus and head out.  However, I required a rest stop before we left, so we stopped at one of three gas stations right next to each other.  Apparently, the first's restroom was out of order, the second didn't have a bathroom, and the last didn't even have a store.  It was just pay at the pump.  Why would places like that exist?