History Old Gas Stations Today-Derelict or Period Restored.

Stave's Garage & Service Station, also a Ford dealership in Silvana Washington on the Pioneer Highway. I have a cancelled Stave's check from the State Bank of Silvana pay to the order of Motor Rebuild Supply for $49.26 dated OCT. 1939 framed on my shop wall. The bank is a cool old brick building that still survives a few hundred feet north of the station, This place is about 5 miles from me. I would love to have that building in my backyard!

 

Some from near me in NZ. I can remember this one operating in the mid 70's. JW

 

This is how many end up being repurposed for small industry. JW

 

This sad example is just down the road from the one above and was last used a few years back with a coffee cart where the pumps were. JW

 

Out in West Texas

 

Texas/New mexico mix

 

Keeler's Korner Lynnwood WA. Highway 99.

 

Article said this old Bomber is currently being restored and will fly again

 

There are a handful around here in east Tennessee. I'll have to get to snapping some pics. This one the guy purchased locally to him, had it dismantled, moved to his property and reassembled. He has done that with a few other buildings as well. There's a handful of videos on youtube if you search for Memory Lane in Rogersville TN.



I don't know the exact location of this one. The picture was emailed to me by a friend in California who knew I'd appreciate it. I assume it's in northern Cali somewhere, but that doesn't narrow it down much. I tried to find the email again to check the city, but to no avail.

 

Portland Oregon

One of Portland’s most successful restorations in the past decade has been the Signal Gas Station in the St. Johns neighborhood......................



https://www.flickr.com/photos/madronaway/5553218373

 

Glass shop in Stanwood WA. Formerly a Flying A Station.

 

Hello,

When my wife and I were on the way home from Victoria, B.C. back in 2000, we drove down the coast and crossed the tall bridge at Astoria. It was astounding and a first time for us. Since we had come down the Washington coast and stopped in a city called Long Beach, we decided to go inland along the river back to Portland and end up in Vancouver, Washington, just across the river.

The long and winding Highway 30 was interesting as we had never been on that road ever, plus, it was like going upriver, except for driving a car. As we got near Portland, we turned off on 308 to go to the Portland Raceway on the direct access road over the I-5 bridge to Vancouver, WA.

We did not know it at the time, as the gas station was just a shop and we drove by easily. But the end result was a street called North Interstate or Pacific Highway West. It led directly to the I-5 bridge and Vancouver, WA.

Many years later when we came up to Portland again, we used the side roads to by pass a jam up on the I-5 in South Portland. The end result was the last North Interstate that allowed us to fly by 1000s of cars, stuck on the freeway leading over the big bridge.

Jnaki

We have liked old gas stations, and wished, looking at the recent photos, that the Signal Station/Pizza Place was around when we went by. We missed the pizza shop by a couple of years. We certainly would have stopped as we are pizza fanatics, too.

 

I bought this place when I was 25 , used it as a rental for several years while running a Amoco station. When cars started going front wheel I added a bay on and moved in it myself and started wholesaling cars. I did that for 25 years raising my boys there. The last photo is when we had it all spiffed up to sell.

 

This old station was in use until just recently as a radiator repair shop, the last one I know of in the local area, Hoffman Radiator in downtown Orange CA, a block or so off the traffic circle on Chapman Ave. They were the real deal radiator shop, able to not just do repairs, but could build whatever you needed. But now they're gone. The owner retired and closed up the shop. But it obviously started out life as a gas station. Has a row of out buildings as well. I don't know what will happen with the property, the city of Orange is very proud of and protective of their history and the historical buildings in town. I'm sure they would prefer to keep it and repurpose it, so we'll see what happens.

 

Love to see these. Not many left in US, I think mainly due to tanks, either the tanks were removed, or if they invested in new tanks the station got an overhaul.
Also the 2 lane roads thru towns have mainly been converted to 4 lanes that go around the town.

Town I grew up in, none of the 6 corner stations from early 80's are operational, 3 leveled, now: bank, walgreens, larger corporate station. There's 3 old station buildings remaining with tanks removed: lawn service company, antique shop, local butcher (1/4 cow, pig and deer proceesing) sales shop.

None of the mechanics took over the old service station buildings, high traffic street and city harassment on appearance, easier to set up on the edge of town with fenced lots.

 

And now Deep Thoughts with Bandit Billy;

Do you think anyone will ever restore an old Tesla charging station and turn it into a pizza restaurant?

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/just-louvers.1028008/page-15#post-12206358

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thelosthighway

...still there...still sinking
...circa 1935 Gibbs Gas, #7 Highway near Arden On...

At the vimeo link above there's a trailer on it...

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Nope... it'll be a specialty tea shop! Or maybe a humus stand.

 

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I recognize the one from Twin Arrows Az. and the Magnolia in Shamrock Tx it's just a few miles north of Flattop Bobs in Wellington.
A hot rodder here in town bought this earlier this year and has been working on it. He's doing a great job

 

Gas Stations in New Zealand were never nice to start with and most have gone or were demolished and rebuilt. I love the ones i saw on my trips to the U.S. and what have been posted on here and a BIG THANKS for that. JW

 

I'm not sure what year this. cool any way. My J and a friends 57.

 

This one, as it currently looks, in Waverly Iowa. The owner has turned it into a museum. All car guys I'm sure have at least 1 photo, using it as a backdrop