History Images of vintage gas stations ~ pre 65

Kimberlin Bros. Service Station, Cuba, Missouri on Route 66, circa the 1930s.

Seligman, Az

Amarillo, Tx.

 

Rowesville, SC.

 

Albuquerque, N.M. 1963

Easton Center

 

Pumps under there in the dark.

 

That's a pretty impressive pile of bricks for an old service station and body shop!

 

Mount Gambier , South Australia . Chevrolet, Holden, Oldsmobile showroom with the pumps under the forecourt flat roof. All the cars pictured are first model Holden, 1947/48. The showroom and forecourt is still there but now a drive-in bottle/booze shop belonging to the hotel seen to the left.

 

The change/coin dispenser thing on the belt - brings back good memories, thanks

 

Just the one single pump/bowser ( right corner of photo ) in the main street of tiny town of ****atoo in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia. Not much has changed there . Railway signals are for the antique "Puffing Billy" tourist steam train that goes through the rain forrest . Yes, hanging out the side of the open carriages has allways been part of the fun

 

If that's a true Bowser brand pump it was very likely built here in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I think at some point they also had factories in other countries. But the S.F. Bowser company was founded and had its headquarters building here. I used to regularly drive past their HQ building but it has since been repurposed and then razed several years ago.

 

The word Bowser is used in general to describe any pump no matter what the actual manufacturer was, its like the name Jeep, i see two pumps. Cool photo. JW

 

Can't believe i did'nt see that small pump.

 

Standard Station

49 Chev

 

Kellyville, Oklahoma

Laguna, N.M.

 

Minimart. Caulksville, Ar

Siberia. Rte 66 Ludlow, Ca.


Texaco

 

N. Lake st, Aurora Ill, @ 1949

 

37 Willys, cool. JW

 

Davis Grocery @ Salado, Arkansas

White Rose. Galena, Kansas

Reedsville, Pa.

 

Loaded up

unloaded and washed .

Webster, Wi.

 

Ottawa, Canada 1955.

 

As a small child, I recall my grandmother speaking of White Rose stations. I think they were her favourite. Not sure if I ever saw one, but in my mind they became Shell stations.

 

Buckingham, Quebec.

 

Ludlow, Ca.

Klamath,Ca.

 

Lost Mountain, Cobb co. Ga.
Mom & Pop's. Franklin, Tn.

 

Robert Benjamin Kluna and Ollie Kluna. They had the first drive thru liquor store in Waller County history just off of old business Hwy 290. Texas.

 

Shelbyville, Mi.

Rosati, Mo. Zulpo G**** View Sation.

 

The automotive version of the Grant Wood painting American Gothic.