Photos of Vintage Auto Dealerships, Repair Shops, and Gas Stations
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
Building is long gone now -- this was downtown Houston. I guess ole Tom is the feller in the cowboy hat. Diggin' that Cord tho...
source: Vintage Photos of Houston Texas
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
source: The Golden Age of Gas Stations
Lotta (over 20 other pics) neat old joints at the link. They have the dates, a few general locations but not specific enough to if they still exist.
Circa: 1958. The "Flying A" brand, owned by Tidewater Oil, which was folded into Getty Oil.
circa: 1962
Circa: 1964, Alaska
mid 1960's
1963, Palm Springs, CA
1967, California, the Shell "Ranch" design that went across the country till mid 1970's
circa 1964
Lotta (over 20 other pics) neat old joints at the link. They have the dates, a few general locations but not specific enough to if they still exist.
Circa: 1958. The "Flying A" brand, owned by Tidewater Oil, which was folded into Getty Oil.
circa: 1962
Circa: 1964, Alaska
mid 1960's
1963, Palm Springs, CA
1967, California, the Shell "Ranch" design that went across the country till mid 1970's
circa 1964
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Old Man with a Hat
source: The Golden Age of Gas Stations
circa: 1962, an experimental, purpose built "space-age" design for the building/light fixtures (Sunray Oil, merged into Sunoco later) . Not many built that anybody can document today, but the new "DX" signage stayed until Sunoco retired the brand in the '80's.
circa: 1961
circa 1966 .. the new, modern brand image outlet for the new "Mobil" (formerly "Socony")
circa 1968 -- Standard was criticized by their "porcelain eyesores" (the beautiful art-deco stations I like), so they went to this style/variants.
1961 - Denver area
circa: 1962, an experimental, purpose built "space-age" design for the building/light fixtures (Sunray Oil, merged into Sunoco later) . Not many built that anybody can document today, but the new "DX" signage stayed until Sunoco retired the brand in the '80's.
circa: 1961
circa 1966 .. the new, modern brand image outlet for the new "Mobil" (formerly "Socony")
circa 1968 -- Standard was criticized by their "porcelain eyesores" (the beautiful art-deco stations I like), so they went to this style/variants.
1961 - Denver area
A decade old story with a happy ending. Good deal for everybody.
A former Phillips 66 gas station, 212 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Mo. Built 1966, mid-century modern design.
After its gas station days were over, it became a Del Taco restaurant. Threatened with demolition in late 2000's, a grass roots effort helped save/repurpose it for its architectural significance (now a historic structure).
Along come Starbucks and Chipotle (two companies that didnt even exist in 1966).
Source: Starbucks in a Flying Saucer: STL Preservationists Embrace Modernism, Memory Lane: Naugles, Built St. Louis | Midcentury Modern | Grand Avenue Del Taco
As a gas station , circa late 1960's
Then a Naugles Taco & Burger place, circa, late 1970's
Later, as a Del Taco eatery, circa late 1990's
Today
A former Phillips 66 gas station, 212 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Mo. Built 1966, mid-century modern design.
After its gas station days were over, it became a Del Taco restaurant. Threatened with demolition in late 2000's, a grass roots effort helped save/repurpose it for its architectural significance (now a historic structure).
Along come Starbucks and Chipotle (two companies that didnt even exist in 1966).
Source: Starbucks in a Flying Saucer: STL Preservationists Embrace Modernism, Memory Lane: Naugles, Built St. Louis | Midcentury Modern | Grand Avenue Del Taco
As a gas station , circa late 1960's
Then a Naugles Taco & Burger place, circa, late 1970's
Later, as a Del Taco eatery, circa late 1990's
Today
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UFO sightings in Ashtabula OH too, the Gas & Go service station. Actual street address not known. Actual build date unknown, but it was there already in mid-1960's, "space-age" architecture.
Long gone now, but it had a few days in the sun.
source: Ashtabula, OH - Flying Saucer Gas Station (Gone), Gas n' Go, Ashtabula, Ohio
circa: 1977
circa 1990's
Long gone now, but it had a few days in the sun.
source: Ashtabula, OH - Flying Saucer Gas Station (Gone), Gas n' Go, Ashtabula, Ohio
circa: 1977
circa 1990's
No history found on this art deco gem before it was Tom's Autobody, 7229 Melrose, Los Angeles CA. Built as a gas station, but cannot confirm with vintage photos.
Lala's been in it since 1996. They dropped some dough on it to make it an eatery and still keeping its external distinctiveness (even appeared to rehab the pyramid tip of the tower). It was still there in 2022.
source: California Gas Stations | RoadsideArchitecture.com
1977
Google, still there as of this year.
Lala's been in it since 1996. They dropped some dough on it to make it an eatery and still keeping its external distinctiveness (even appeared to rehab the pyramid tip of the tower). It was still there in 2022.
source: California Gas Stations | RoadsideArchitecture.com
1977
Google, still there as of this year.
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source: Phillips 66 Gull Wing "New Look" service stations on Route 66
The "batwing" or "gullwing" Phillips 66's, the "New Look" phase from late 1950's to mid-1960's the company went through.
In the 60's, they were complaints that these (and those of other companies) "swoopy" designs were "eyesores". Response was designs that looked more like residential homes.
Most "single" wing, but many were "double" wing designs. Some had signage poking through the apex of wing, some didnt.
Approx. 3,000 built across the country, so fairly ubiquitous design, NOT easily renovated without tearing down the whole thing, so many may still be around.
Examples below:
A group of enthusiasts for everything today ... including folks trying to find this design still standing (dunno the exact addresses so dunno if they are still standing) in their localities.
Several examples for reference when you will likely see/know of one of the "New Look" designs still around in your area.
Holmes County, Mississippi.
Durant, Mississippi.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Otsego, Michigan
Boise, Idaho
St. Louis, Missouri.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Eureka, Missouri
The "batwing" or "gullwing" Phillips 66's, the "New Look" phase from late 1950's to mid-1960's the company went through.
In the 60's, they were complaints that these (and those of other companies) "swoopy" designs were "eyesores". Response was designs that looked more like residential homes.
Most "single" wing, but many were "double" wing designs. Some had signage poking through the apex of wing, some didnt.
Approx. 3,000 built across the country, so fairly ubiquitous design, NOT easily renovated without tearing down the whole thing, so many may still be around.
Examples below:
A group of enthusiasts for everything today ... including folks trying to find this design still standing (dunno the exact addresses so dunno if they are still standing) in their localities.
Several examples for reference when you will likely see/know of one of the "New Look" designs still around in your area.
Holmes County, Mississippi.
Durant, Mississippi.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Otsego, Michigan
Boise, Idaho
St. Louis, Missouri.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Eureka, Missouri
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No idea where this was, but the sign is great!
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Old Man with a Hat
Benton Harbor, Michigan 1940
