I seen an old movie a couple years back where 4 guys were going to rob a casino. Old black and white film. The parking in that movie seemed like they were using a forklift type setup to lift the cars into place - it looked like it could have been very rough on the underside of the cars?
you are on the wrong corner. look at the church cross on the steeple in the original picture and in yours. Looks like a newer building smack on that spot from the aerial photo.
No need for a pit or a lift. Just drive up on the ramps and they change your oil. Downtown L.A. in the late '20's. Normbc9
I notice among the "old" pictures, my very own '51 Pontiac Tin Woody and Spartan trailer in front of the Shell station just down the road from my house. Anybody else see that one? Brian
Brian, That photo is one of the best, I am sure you are proud to see it again!!!! Merry Christmas. Larry
I worked part time in a couple of those types of old stations in my old home town. I can remember buying gas for as little as 11.9 cents a gallon. Gas wars were a common thing as well as re-refined oil sold in the glass jars with the screw on metal tops. If you didn't give service, the boss would run you off. Besides that we got some great views when we washed windshields. Later, Dick
Always nice to take a look back at things were built years ago. The buildings were very straight forward and even the signage was very simplistic and traditional. Buildings were more functional years ago and in many ways served a very simple purpose. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Jimbo
Great Thread, love the old gas stations. Here's what's left of the first Standard Gas Station in Saginaw, MI
It occurs to me that I worked in the oldest Phillips 66 in Wichita, it was a car stereo shop when I worked there but it was in the national registry of historic places as the first Phillips 66 in Wichita. 1927 1993
This gas station has been donated to the Route 66 Inland Empire, California Association. (www.route66ieca.org). They will be renovating the building, rebuilding the parts that have been knocked down, and transforming it into a museum.
This gas station has been donated to the Route 66 Inland Empire, California Association. (www.route66ieca.org). They will be renovating the building, rebuilding the parts that have been knocked down, and transforming it into a museum.
My buddys parents station in my old neighborhood. His 59 vette and his 54 ford race car. We spent plenty of time there bsing and working on our cars.
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