1938, when traffic was so slow that they installed a gas station in the middle of the road

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4699377383629265&set=gm.1811912826653212&idorvanity=319578812553295

Pie Town Standard station 1940

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225790746875628&set=gm.1807394783771683&idorvanity=319578812553295

Olympic athletes that once pumped gas.... no less than Jesse Owens and Duke Kahanamoku

Jesse Owens worked as a petrol pump attendant to help finance his studies at Ohio State University. then made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting individual Olympic records in each event, plus another as a member of the 400-meter relay. And pissing off Hitler with his superior race nonsense

I already did a thorough bio of Duke in 2019 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/05/did-you-know-duke-kahanamoku-famous.html

ghost signs of a great depression era gas station in Otsego Mi... I lived in Otsego (and was in 1st grade) in the mid 70s

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10232692060419257&set=gm.1696798304601202&idorvanity=352404969040549

 

2 pumps and one service bay, Weber's in NYC by Walter Silver.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=27721266877478287&set=pcb.1723769815467514

little things lead to history learning! Tankar Gas and Oil Stations were founded in 1928

Tankar was a historic brand of low-priced gasoline and oil filling stations operating in the Midwest and South, often known for providing affordable fuel during the mid-20th century. 

These gas stations were often located near railroad spurs where gas could be delivered directly to a tank car, which served as the station fuel storage 

the car at the gas pump is towing a Mullins Trailer, made from 1936-38  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-mullins-trailer-1936-38.html

Thank you Mercury Man for pointing it out! 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10241794705061477&set=gm.1923186818382155&idorvanity=892215761479271

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10242015622385126&set=gm.2878394295840696&idorvanity=639840753029406

great shop trucks!

 

I was surprised to learn, these aren't Fords. These, are Fordsons. I don't think I've ever come across a Fordson vehicle, just the tractors

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225991729018110&set=gm.1933793067321530&idorvanity=892215761479271

N.R. Dunton ran a pipe to a spring two miles away and established Cool Springs in 1926 on Route 66 west of Kingman, Arizona

The business thrived until the new highway opened in 1952.

Cool Springs became a poultry operation called the Chicken Ranch. It was abandoned in 1964 and then burned down. 

Cool Springs was partly rebuilt in 1991 to be blown up for the film Universal Soldier. Ed Leuchtner bought it in 2002 and resurrected the landmark.

https://www.facebook.com/Route66Postcards/posts/pfbid02etJLKN1qUU7zpZZiTpER8eQdwGqJVLeUryecN9mzdvnJg8ZUqxrPNyuccBC1iD6el

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas was restored

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10230579469649666&set=gm.1699960724515090&idorvanity=319578812553295

from that time, long ago, when they were known as filing stations

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10239931080560106&set=gm.1640157133828783&idorvanity=319578812553295

terrific mom n pop gas station, Huntington Indiana

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/31/

Hillsdale Oregon... what an eye catching roadside attraction!

Found on the Vintage Service Stations & Car Dealerships facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/892215761479271/

wow, this is nearly Norman Rockwell level Americana. I love this diner, which is connected to a mom n pop gas station

https://media.invisioncic.com/r277599/monthly_2021_03/1694115054_AMaineScene.jpg.f534b70d1dab643436ca502f28d3ee68.jpg

No, I don't see gas pump evidence, but the gas station sign is there... so it must be off camera

hell of a stack of oil bottles!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2084289715734083&set=gm.1820385511995620&idorvanity=892215761479271

the coolest garage you'll see this month, the Egyptian, originally built as a street car electrical substation, it was remodeled into the Egyptian Garage in 1925

notice the upper windows are still cool

along the East side

Of course, it's a liquor store now

https://www.johnfry.com/pages/PhotoSanDiego112.html

sweet little vintage gas station on the Tail Of The Dragon, and a Vette with cameras everywhere but on the damn dash where it would do some good for the viewing audience

https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2025/10/25/video-three-minutes-of-a-corvette-zr1-running-the-tail-of-the-dragon/

32 years after purchase, a 1920s Cities Service gas station's restoration is complete

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10238828151633276&set=pcb.10238828181274017

Mauricio colored some very cool old black and white photos I'm familiar with, and you probably are too, here's what these would have looked like if color photography had been used back in the day

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10162692258398190&set=pcb.1867887730458807

I'm guessing a motor kept the airplanes circling... very cool. I've never seen this before

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10223733095273678&set=gm.1528953024949195&idorvanity=319578812553295

I don't think I've ever come across the word "lubritory" until now.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10234534530776591&set=gm.1522738552237309&idorvanity=319578812553295