History Images of vintage gas stations ~ pre 65

All same place

 

Up dated Vickers station on post 123

 

All Billups

 

I posted this once before in another thread a while back. It always makes me smile whenever I happen to see it again so I'm tossing it in this particular pigpile hoping you will enjoy it too.
I've named it "Dyno Day" but I'm not sure if that's correct. It's most likely something much simpler to just run the engine or tires under load.

 

Colaw’s Standard Service Station, Route 66 Carthage, Missouri

 

1950

 

Union Service Boulder City NV



1930

 

1910 KANSAS CITY MISSOURI



1955 Palm Beach

 

Germany

 

Merritt Parkway Connecticut

 

Gilmore Gas A Teria, a self-service gas station, Los Angeles, California, 1948

 

Long Island Rationing OVER ROAD TRIP!!!



Rationing over in England

 

Watertown, MA, ca 1930

 

1929

 

New York. Photo by Andreas Feininger, ca 1960. Source: George Eastman Museum.


Photo by Andreas Feininger, 1930. Source: George Eastman Museum.


Photo by unidentified, 1915. Source: George Eastman Museum.

 

1929 Germany the largest station in Europe



Lonnnngggg wait filling up trucks tanks

 

One of my favorite threads,thanks to all for posting these great images.

 

Not gas station related. but something kids would do. At the close of the war my dad amoung with some other still teen Army Air Force boys. where stuck at the air base in England. All the good planes Had flown back to the USA. They wanted to go home very badly. So they Asked the commander If they put together a plane from parts of the crashed planes could they fly it home. He stated if you can find a pilot. all the pilots where gone. There was one kid who was 19 and just got out of the hospital. He said I will fly it. So they built a plane out of parts and pieces and got the bomber ready. they loaded it with contraband ect. And flew that cobbled plane across the atlantic. And They arrived in New York after dark. made a circle to land and that plane shudderd and shook and almost stopped. The pilot opened up the engines to full throttle and it gained speed. then they looked and all the lights where out . The kid flying it stated I forgot about the landing gear. We caught the high tension power lines. They circled until they lined vehicles up on the runway for lights. After they landed the kid flying stated that's the first bomber I ever flew. I have only flew a corsair. The MP's rounded them up . they had no paperwork. Charged with stealing a plane hauling contraband. leaving base without a pass. They got sent to Soo City to await court marthall. The guy in charge there had them change their address to local towns and gave them all a discharge. No travel pay. But back then it was a sin to not give a solder a ride. They hitch hikes home.

 

Philly

 

(This was at a house that I looked at to buy, but didn’t). Air and water out to the pumps worked!!!

(Different View-The Shop was fully functional)

(Somewhere in NB) Americruise 93.

(Those were the days!)

(Somewhere in Pomona) Great Shop, Station & Diner.

An example of the very 1st gas station that I personally became aware of. (San Gabriel Village Phillips 66 - Originally a Tidewater Associated Flying A).

 

Sohio - Standard Oil of Ohio that later became Bp

 

That sure would be nice service today, yes Sir!!! JW