History Images of vintage gas stations ~ pre 65

IMG_20180428_122637527_HDR.jpg. i cant figure out how to upload an image, but this is my buddies house with my car in his driveway.

 

Nevermind. I cant get it to open that way either?grrrr

 

Is your ''buddies'' house a gas station that was photographed before 1965? JW

 

The stacked oil cans(?) on the far left in the shape of a Christmas tree is a nice touch! And if they are cans then obviously theft wasn’t a big worry overnight I would assume. A different time...Randy


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Theft may have been a problem. The tree is a little lopsided. Seems to be missing 5 quarts, just enough for an oil change. lol.

 

We used to leave the oil in the racks until sometime in the early 60's. By then, thieves had found out that the locks were easy to circumvent so we would empty the oil racks each night and refill every morning.

Lou Manglass

 

I grew up (to what extent I grew up) in Muskogee, Ok. There was and still is a station very, very similar to this one there. It hasn't been a gas station for years but the building still stands

 

I don't ride motorcyles any more, but I would kill to have that particular Indian with the inline engine.
My first ride on a motorcycle was an Indian Chief. It was also the first time that I saw a kickstand melt its way through the asphalt and fall on its side.
Bob

 

Ed Bingly is in this photo, its in Santa Rosa Ca

 

Her's a couple

 

Thanks for the pics! What’s this? Randy


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Motor oil cans.

 

I even grabbed my glasses and couldn’t make it out I could make out the ‘59 Pontiac thou! Thanks!


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The key is the elongated hole in the side where you stored the pour spout to drip out and tossed the empty cans in.

 

Magnolia station somewhere in Oklahoma, with a team of horses in the background.

 

Another Magnolia station

 

Notice all the cardboard boxs. {probably a promo giveaway? } I remember my dad getting me that little Texaco service station for Christmas.

 

Reminds of the “Pharaohs” in AG!