History Images of vintage gas stations ~ pre 65

A Texaco gas station in Dallas in 1927


.Candy Box Store & Station

Frederic, Michigan .

 

Here is an interesting Life Magazine photo of the Muller Brothers Service Station at 6380 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, in 1938, that is a few blocks north of Route 66 (Santa Monica Blvd.). It is obviously a posed photo with three service station attendants in white uniforms and two men who appear to be in bellhop uniforms. This station is amazingly clean-looking compared to what the standard station on Route 66 was like in 1938. The car is a '37 La Salle. Gorgeous. The Life photo was probably taken because at this point, Muller Brothers was the largest service station in the world


Ed's Camp

 

Weymouth garage in New Jersey located on black horse pike. Amaco first lead free gasoline. Also know as white gas.


Wyoming


A Standard Station


Jacksonville, Fla.

 

Dallas, Tx

SHELL Station

SHELL Station. Belfast, Maine

World War 2

 

Art Laceys' Bomber station, Milwaukie Oregon.
Article says 1957, almost looks too fresh and clean.

 

Late 50s sounds about right. The airplane still faced hwy 99e. It was turned to face north (parallel to the road) some time after that. Here’s an earlier pic:

Does anyone recognize the brand on the pumps?
P.S. Anyone remember the dealership across the street: "Kellum Says Sell”em!"

 

almost looks 'conoco' style

 

I'm in SW suburbs so don't know first hand but Google says Kellum was a Nash dealership at least late 40's/early 50's, they were a Datsun dealership in later years.
BTW, the area where the bomber was, was that considered Milwaukie or Gladstone?

 

It was on the Milwaukie end of 99e, technically in the unincorporated area Oak Lodge. About half a mile south was Oak Grove, then A few miles further south was Happy Rock.

 

In the 1920’s the Dayton Pump Company manufactured visible gas pumps in Ohio

 

ca. 1937: Tower Service Station, Lower Huntington and Old Trail Roads in Waynedale*, Indiana. Owned by Victor A. McCoy and his brother, Robert McCoy. - courtesy Todd McCoy
(*In 1957, Waynedale was annexed by the city of Fort Wayne.)


Flats Fixed,


Wyoming

 

I drive thru that Waynedale intersection fairly regularly but there's nothing even vaguely familiar looking anymore around this area. And hasn't been for as long as I can remember.

This was formerly a Texaco station, if I remember correctly, that's near where I live. The concrete base for the sign and the pump island are still visible. It was named "McCoy's Goldmine" and there was a candy counter inside that was frequented by the neighborhood kids. I can imagine it being operated by another member of the McCoy family mentioned in your post.

 

Espanola, NM


Atlantic

Cimmaron, Colorado


Denver,Co.

 

Ashfork, Arizona


Halls Corner, Indiana

Jasper, New York

Lille, Maine

 

Steck Skelly St. Louis Mo

Red Hill, N.C

Osage W.V.

 

Middlesex Vt
Long Lake, Mi

Grand Rapids, Mi

Florence, Ky

 

Blackfish Lake, Arkansas

Chicot, Arkansas

Coosawhatchie, S.C

Gas & Ice Cream

 

The Airplane Diner in Greenville, Maine 1930s

Cajon Pass
Richfield

Rockbridge, Mo.

 

Hooker, Ok

 

Retreads

Packard

Model T Florida

 

Lockwood, Missouri on Main Street about 1928

 

Sure would like to have that neon eagle sign from the Richfield station. Post2538

 

Marion, Mo.
Rocket Gasoline

Siloam, Ga.

 

filling station, garage, blacksmith shop, grocery store in Danville, Virginia 1939

Baltimore-Annapolis, Md

Vienna, Maine

 

I've seen a lot of things in my life, but I've never seen a gas station where you can get your corn ground. So, I typed Danville, VA and moonshine in the search bar and who's name pops up but Danville native Wendell Scott, NASCAR driver and moonshine runner. Now it all makes sense.

 

Oklahoma




Santa Claus, Indiana

Wisconsin

 

gas, store and roadhouse in Union County, Illinois 1942
Plain City, Ohio

Florida

 

The signage is fantastic ---- Coca Cola, Texaco and Dr. Pepper (notice the dot in Dr. Pepper), the gravity fed pumps ... all classic. Houston,Tx.

Langtry, Texas

Ronan Montana