History Old Gas Stations Today-Derelict or Period Restored.

From one of my favorite Movies, Thanks Dave JW

 

Albany, Tx.

 

Still full of all the old service station belongings. Took this picture today during my rounds

 

Upstate,NY

 

I couldn’t pass up taking a picture of the Nomad in front of this cool station.

 

Woods General Store on Hwy. 56 in Beryl Junction Utah.
We stopped there when it was still open in 2011, we were in route to the LA Roadster show in California. The nice lady opened the lunch counter for us and we had some great burgers. Only one pump was operational and it only went to 99.9 cents per gallon so she told us to just pump the gas and let her know how many gallons we took and she would figure it out at the register. Before we left she took pictures of the hot rods in front of the pumps. Stuff you do not experience when you drive the Interstate!

 

Izoro,Texas

 

This beautiful building still exists on Central Avenue in Albuquerque

 

Thanks Dave for your efforts on posting all these great pics, i wish the ones here in NZ weren't so bland and crap looking. JW

 

And old one that we spotted. But the pumps are long gone.

 

El Reno, Okla

 

An old FINA Station, often seen in Canada or along the east coast states. ( no graffiti )

 

This one is at White Post Va. George Washington put the white post in the center of the crossroads there when he was a land surveyor.

 

Not my words, copied and pasted

Browns service station on rt16 at Belva,W.V. In continuous operation for over 100 years. Still full service at the pump. And it's just a short distance from the New River Gorge National Park.
Edit-Also owned and operated by the same family the entire time. I was born about 20 miles from here in Clay co.
Also, when I look at both pics,it makes me think of all the different gas pumps that have seen use there over the past century. Wonder if they still have any of them?

 

Old gas station and vintage motorhome in Olancha with a gorgeous backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Range. Such a photogenic pair.

 

It's for sale in Maywood, Ca just a little ways from one of Ed Roth's old shops. Looks to be a one-time Phillips 66? It can be yours for $1.15 million.

 

1972 Gas Prices.....( Copied & pasted)
I remember Dad had 5 bucks and filled up the car plus bought us ice cream at Thriftys that was next to the station.

 

I remember those prices!

 

AND probably took Dad two hours to earn that $5.

Ben

 

Shamrock Texas is a Fun Stop along Route 66

 

Commerce, Oklahoma

Rte. 66

 

Rte. 66


Whiting Bros. was spread out on Rte. 66, Their roadside billboards announcing " Only 30 Minutes M
ore."

 

This is a "then & now" of the old Route 66 Ambler-Becker Texaco, Dwight, Illinois with the top real photo postcard from about 1934.
On "November 29, 2001, the Ambler-Becker Texaco station in Dwight, Illinois was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Jack Schore built the station in 1933 at the intersection of US 66 and IL 17. Basil “Tubby” Ambler operated it from 1938 to 1965. It changed hands a couple times before Phil Becker took over and it was a Marathon Station from 1971 to 1996. The restored station now serves as a visitor center."

 

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The remains of a Whiting Bros. gas station on Route 66 near San Fidel, New Mexico.

 

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“Herbert Martin operated his Phillips 66 station at 3821 S.W. Sixth Ave., from 1944 until 1991. The building was originally a Phillips cottage-style station, designed to blend in with the surrounding neighborhood. Herb was known for helping those who could not afford to pay for gas, and also occasionally allowed travelers to spend the night at the station.
Herbert’s cottage-style station was replaced by the new Phillips 66 exaggerated modern design in 1963. The new stations were designed by Clarence Reinhardt, and included angle plate glass and bay entrances as well as a triangular canopy over the pump island. The building still stands today.”

 

^^ very Cool

 

Built in 1930, this is the 66 Super Service Station on old Route 66 in Alanreed, Texas.