The Brief Big Tin Cotton Gin is at risk of closing to make way for a QT gas station. A piece of history in Queen Creek is at risk of being torn down for a new gas station. The Big Tin Cotton Gin has held weddings and events for years, but the building holds a lot more history than that. Big Tin Cotton Gin was first built in 1951. It was the hub for the farmers who made Queen Creek what it is today.