History Old Gas Stations Today-Derelict or Period Restored.

Black Gnat, Ky

 

This North Carolina store with Texaco has been posted a gazillion times, It was a surprise to find that it still stands.

 

William Fleming pumping gas at his Humble station in Goldthwaite Texas

 

Looks pre 65. JW

 

Built in1929 on Old Rte 66 in Miami, Oklahoma

 

Great pics but they belong in pre 65 threads, cheers. JW

 

Olympic Boulevard at Tice Valley Boulevard in Walnut Creek,Ca. Saranap Filling Station. Old gas pumps. Who remembers Frank's Auto Service? Was the last station in the area for 100+ Octane fuel .

 

Kupka's Service Station on old Route 66 in Canute, OK

 

An old gas station from the 1960 time period. converted to empty, then to a used car sales office for many years.


Hello,

For many years, the remodeled old 1960’s gas station was on PCH was a successful used car auto dealer. When we used to drive through this part of the city on PCH, as teenage surfers on a long 100 mile road trip, it was a thriving gas station, competing with the other gas station across the street. We would see who had the lowest advertised price for gasoline and make a decision to stop if we were going farther south than Camp Pendleton on this particular road trip.

The station looked like this one, but with gas pumps. The old gas station across the street with bars on the window also had gas pumps and competed with each other from those days we drove by as traveling teenage surfers.

Once we filled up, we could make it to our Baja, Mexico surf spots and stay a week until it was time to head back home. The return trip would just make it back to this small city, near Camp Pendleton and in the southern part of the city, another old gas station was the main stopover to fill up again for the 50 mile home trip.
The southern most gas station that was active as a car repair business had long ago, stopped serving gas. Then after the pandemic, closed for good.

(that one across the street from the old car dealer has since been derelict until 2024 when it turned into a skateboard shop during the Paris Olympics) ( iron bars on the other building across the side street show what happened after the shop left suddenly in 2025, derelict again…)


Jnaki

Now, the car dealer has since closed and the owner has remodeled the station again. Now, making it available for any particular business or another car dealer/ repair shop. This time, it has been cleaned up and is ready for a new shop to thrive again on PCH. It includes A/C, too. But, no gas...

The good thing is, 1000s of cars go back and forth in front of this new/old gas station. It is ripe for a company to move its wares into the place and thrive, again. YRMV


The current location with choices abound. old vs new

 

Mammy's Cupboard
555 Hwy 61 S
Natchez, Mississippi

 

Cool pic but should be in the Pre 65 thread, cheers. JW

 

Near Winnemucca, Nevada

Time Marches on

 

Sure would love to have that sign!

 

In Boyertown, PA.

 

Love me some mobil gas (socony vacuum) but this station is so cool ! I saw it in the iron trap video.

 

Farmland Missouri. Pretty sure I remember stopping here as a kid. I'm in my early 30's.

 

C***ville Missouri. Looked like the service station bays are loaded with interesting stuff.
DX station?

 

Great pics. JW

 

Pretty sure this was a Phillips Cottage filling station now a burger stand Eureka Springs Arkansas

 

Eureka Springs Arkansas
"Texaco Bungalow"

 

Here are two that aren't great examples.
One being used for a Chinese food trailer in C***ville MO the other a salon in Diamond Missouri.

 

Here's an "Old Gas Station" in Pleasanton, California:

1930s: The gas station at Main and St. Mary streets was built in 1930 on the site of the former Germania Hotel. The station was originally owned by insurance broker, volunteer firefighter and avid hat-wearer John Amaral. (Photo courtesy Pleasanton Museum on Main)


1973: This staged "1950s Filling Station" photo was taken at a gas station on Main St. in Pleasanton, California. That's the "HEMI32" Coupe on the left, Bill Burnham's ****erscotch yellow '29 Hi-boy in the center, and Clark Kibler's silver '29 Hi-boy on the right. The "hoodlum's" are Kibler (l), Gary Meadors (c), & Billy B (r).


2026: Longtime owners of historic downtown Pleasanton Gas Station retiring this month
Next owner says he plans on restoring the station to how it looked, operated in 1931​

 

Recall some of the old-time gas stations, most generally if in need of the restroom one may find the plumbing if functional had only cold water & the wash basin looked more like it was used as a parts washer, unless the wife frequented the establishment it seldom got any form of cleaning, seems the guys were always too busy for such nonsense & too involved bench racing.

 

Here are a couple along Route 66 in SoCal. The restored one is a museum and the one undergoing restoration is along the original alignment in Monrovia. When it closed it was Flying A but no one remembers what gas it originally sold.

 

Seattle, Wa.
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San Marcos, Tx