built to last, the old San Francisco 1926 Mohawk gas station at 16th Avenue and Irving Street, is gone. Opened in 1926 by Charles Kleinclaus, his grandson took over after his 2 years in the Army during WW2

things went all to hell when a GM manager in charge of dealerships informed the little gas station and Pontiac new and used dealership that mom n pop dealerships weren't going to be in the GM roster anymore, but if they opened a 3 car showroom, they could keep their dealership... so the family bought the empty corner lot across the intersection, and then?

The city decided to seize it by eminent domain, to use as a fire dept location, for hook and ladders.

In an instant, the dealership was lost, the property just purchased was lost, as was the money sunk into the new property and new built dealership building. 

above, 1968

After that, it went through many owners and more problems caused by the city, that caused it to shut down, again:

Frank and Jim’s Mohawk Service (1960), 

La Prath Mohawk Service Gas Station (1963)

and Louis (later Lou’s) Mohawk Service (1964). 

1979

One of the last people to run the station (from 1964 to 1980) was Ludwig “Lou” Glowacki. 

In an odd situation, the design of the old gas pumps could only show gas selling for less than 59.9 cents a gallon. But gas prices had reached $1 a gallon. 

For a few years, many stations had been “half-pricing” their gas—doubling the price shown on the pumps. By this time, the Mohawk station on Irving was engaged in quadruple-pricing. 

The signs in the window stated that “the price per gallon and the amount of sale is one-quarter of the amount it should be.” 

But a new city law required that all old pumps be replaced by new ones before July 1, 1980. Glowacki could not afford the estimated $6,000 required for the upgrade.

2018

this photo was taken days before some asshole flew a destruction permit through city hall to get rid of the impediment to greedy developers

So, instead of a cool old gas station, there's an empty lot waiting for a buyer. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1938505979717374/permalink/3016278445273450

https://www.outsidelands.org/goldsworthy-gas.php

video at https://www.outsidelands.org/historyminute/1297115615/MohawkGasolineStation

https://www.outsidelands.org/publications/outsidelands14.3.pdf

Even a post this small took an hour and a half to make, fyi.