Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations

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Magnolia Gas Station No. 110, Dallas, Texas, 1920

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cesar chavez at jackson at commerce st, dallas TX. architecture is semi-Gothic.

source: Magnolia Gas Station No. 110 — 1920

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"100 years, probably been many different things but now two stories.

The building seen above turns 100 this year. You know it — you’ve probably said, “I love that building!” at some point in your life. It was built by the Magnolia Petroleum Co. on the triangular piece of land where Commerce Street, Jackson Street, and Cesar Chavez Blvd. meet (Cesar Chavez was originally Preston Street).

Before the building’s construction, this intersection was known as “Five Points” — after its construction, it was known as “Pershing Square” (notable for its inconveniently placed middle-of-the-street horse- and dog-watering fountain, which I will write about in the future).


This distinctive brick and terra cotta “semi-Gothic” building was built in 1920, with two stories and a basement; Magnolia service station #110 was on the ground level, and regional offices of the company were above (the massive Pegasus-topped Magnolia Building had not yet been built).

Lang & Witchell, Dallas’ premier architects, designed the building."



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It's an ambulance garage now.
I read that they are keeping the showroom area Intact as a tribute to the family.
I'll have to pop up there and check it out.
 
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