History Old Gas Stations Today-Derelict or Period Restored.

Here is a station I snapped a quick pic of at the Rambler Ranch when I was there in Sept. Great place!

 

Florala Alabama

 

Use to be a lot of those old stations up here in rural Wisconsin in the 70s, but more interstates and major highways by past the towns along with the convivence store/truck stop stations and in the 80's, early 90's the big push to clean up ground contamination by removing old tanks and the cost of replacement sent most of the old stations to the dumpster and the property used for something else. They call it progress, but most people wish for the good old days! lol Larry

 

Billy don't know if you will see this but what is on the top shelf is referred to as SWING oil!

 

Jerome, AZ

 

I like to lube up before a round and keep well-oiled during via a flask in me sporran. Pro tip: if ya golf in a skirt ya get to use the forward tees

 

And I hope you warn the other players to "Look away" when you bend over to pick up your (golf) ball!!! SOME things should NOT be on public display!!!

 

I can see that rock and brick as a beginning for a house. Interesting.

Ben

 

Perfect Hot Rod Back Drop...

 

Hello,

The last vestiges of one of the earliest gas stations closest to the Camp Pendleton’s northern end of the property. It is about 2.5 miles. It is/was on the entrance to the I-5 Freeway South towards the San Onofre gate.

When we used to travel to the Southern most parking spot for the Trestles surfing area, this was the last gas station for supplies or repair. If we were going farther South to the San Diego County surf spots, it was handy to gas up here. Then get right on the I-5 onramp next door, for the longer drive South.

Over the years, easy access to the freeway was a plus and minus. The plus is that it was convenient for the last gas stop on the way South to San Diego beaches. If one needed parts or gas after the San Onofre or Trestles Surfing adventures, it was close by. But, over the years, other “not so reputable” people had the same idea. Rob the gas station and within 5 minutes, one was a long distance away on the freeway headed South.

This caused some concern for the regular gas up folks and then another name brand gas station opened up a short drive down the highway. As the business got less due to a loss or possible loss, the old station closed down and opened up with a new owner.

Then after several months, closed down again and finally for over several years, stayed empty with a green/beige chain link fence + cover to keep out the local wanderers.

Jnaki


Easy off for driveway access, prior to closing. Taken from the I-5 freeway off ramp to Coast Highway or El Camino Real in this part of the South Coast area.

When the old (one of the city’s original gas stations) was in business, it was easy access from the southbound off ramp, right into the gas station driveway and when finished filling up with ice, Cokes, gas and snacks, get right back on the freeway heading South. “Easy off, easy on…” or so, Mr. Miyagi told Daniel-son in the early Karate Kid movie!!! Ha!
easy on… headed South

Very sad news, a dentist’s two story office building is now in the grading/building phase and will compete with another 50s diner across the street that will also get torn down.

There must be a lot of dental problems in this vicinity to warrant two dental office buildings within a baseball throw away from each other. Hot rod history goes down the “spitting bowl” in either location. (historical dental sink…) Eeeww!

 

An old gas station in the town I work in. Still operating. Got gas there this past week so took a pic.

 

Another pic I found that I took in front of an old abandoned Sinclair.

 

Sometimes in the 60s

Summer of 2022 no gas but the building is still there

 

Kerrville, Texas built in 1921.

 

A friend of mine turned this one into a recording studio. In Marshall, NC. I'll have to ask my dad if he has any pics of his granddad's filling station. It was converted to a house at some point. Pretty sure it's still standing, but it's been decades since I was there.

 

Found it on Google street view. This was my great granfathers filling station back in the day. Stedman, NC

 

Build in 1948 - took me 3 years to restore it back to its original glory.

 

Great job on the restoration. I especially love the curved glass windows. Is this the original glass?

 

Hej Anders, very nice place, where is it located?

 

Its in Fagersta

 

Some from a recent road trip. I remember stopping at this Garage back in 1979 in my 37 Willys to try and clear the blocked radiator while on a trip. JW

 

Gas Stations in NZ never had much if any style except for BP Stations of the 40's and 50's. JW

 

The Rapp Station in Cedar Falls, IA and the Youngville Cafe on Hwy 30, south of Vinton, IA

Gary

 

Yes. that's still the original glass. The window frames where rotted beyond repair though, so needed new frames, including the door.

Here is a before pic




Was quite a challenge to find somebody who was willing and able to make those curved frames. At the end I found an 80 year old retired carpenter, he did an amazing job.

Frank

 

The Stockade Service Centre I posted before, but that photo had a modern car there. The other photo: my father bought his used 1959 Custom 300 from there sometime in the 1960's.

 

Caltex station in Mörarp