History Images of vintage gas stations ~ pre 65

Back when gas was cheap

 

Esso

 

Gloversville NY 1961

 

Cherokee, NC

 

Cadiz, was a water stop named by Lewis Kingman, a civil engineer and surveyor, in 1883 who was surveying a route for what was to become the second transcontinental railroad. It was one of a series of alphabetically named railroad water stops built across the Mojave Desert (Amboy, Bristol, Cadiz, Danby, Essex, Fenner, Goffs and so on). In 1931 when Route 66 was realigned, George & Minnie Tienken moved their business from the town of Cadiz north-northeast to Cadiz Summit, the gap in the mountains located about halfway between Amboy and Essex. By the 1940s a gas station, garage, cabins, and cafe were operating at the summit provideding a comfortable all services rest stop for the weary traveler. In 1972 when the Interstate 40 was built Cadiz lost its purpose and the business and buildings were abandoned. All that remains at this point is crumbled and badly vandalized concrete ruins.

 

Benton Hot Springs, Mojave desert

 

Exeter,MO

 

Grandpa’s Texaco in Milton Iowa

Winter 1951



1952

Grandpa Switched to DX
1966

Same location a few years ago with my brothers Chevy and my Poncho

 

Here is an old Whiting Bros station in Newberry Springs, CA. Remember getting gas ⛽️ there in the 60's while driving on my learners permit.

 

Here is a Urich's Ben Hur station. Even though this one was in Fresno, CA, the one I remember from the 60's was on Artesia Blvd in Wilmington Ca.

 

Rte. 66

 

Remember when

 

For sure......as I WAS one of them doing the pumping of gas and all the checks. Heaven help you if you forgot one with the BOSS watching

 

St. Petersburg, Florida.
This place opened in 1926, as a Standard station. It has recently been renovated, and the owner hopes to lease it out as a drive through coffee shop.

https://stpetecatalyst.com/will-st-petes-oldest-gas-station-become-historic/