Seeking Following Photos

[Rusty_S]

I have been here for a while and havent made many posts. I have how ever pretty much filled up a 4GB flash drive with mostly photos of just Houston. Also got photos of freeways throughout texas from different years. But atlast I still dont have photos I would like to have so this is my list of photos I am seeking.

1. Photo of the fuel station in the heights at 1402 Oxford St. Door decal from 79 says the station was "Harley R. Weyand Gulf" and I have a fairly current photo before the building was torn down (thats what I heard) but I am wondering if there was any photos of the same station taken in the 1950`s or possbily early 1960`s when it was still open?

2. Any photo taken in the heights during 1956 - 1965. Prefer photos that shows vehicles in the shots.

3. Any photos of Ivy Russell Ford Yale & 11th street. I have a photo taken in 1958 but if anyone has any photos of the building that I dont have or have photos of the interior of the building taken in the 1950`s or 1960`s I would like for them to be passed on.

These two photos are in relation to #1 and #3.

#1 this is the gas and service station I am seeking photos of taken during the 1950 - 1965 before becoming abandoned

#2, this is the photo of Ivy Russel I have, I would like to see other photos if they exsist other than this one both interior and exterior preferably 1950`s - 1960`s

Might be alittle much to ask for specific photos but I figured might as well ask maybe someone out there just happens have one of the photos I am looking for or know where they can be found at. In any case thanks in advance.

[Heights2Bastrop]

I just saw a photo of the gas station yesterday, but I can't find it now. It's a pretty "famous" photo, so it should be easy to find. It's a photo of Squatty Lyons in his football uniform standing on the football field behind the Reagan school building. Behind him is the gas station.

I always loved that old station, even though it was past its time of serving gas by the time I got to Reagan. Sorry to hear it's gone.

[24zulu]

I just saw a photo of the gas station yesterday, but I can't find it now. It's a pretty "famous" photo, so it should be easy to find. It's a photo of Squatty Lyons in his football uniform standing on the football field behind the Reagan school building. Behind him is the gas station.

I always loved that old station, even though it was past its time of serving gas by the time I got to Reagan. Sorry to hear it's gone.

Wasn't this gas station Mr. Remmert's car repair in the late 1950's? It sure looks like it.

[Rusty_S]

Wasn't this gas station Mr. Remmert's car repair in the late 1950's? It sure looks like it.

I hear in the 50`s it was owned by a german named Shauer (belive thats the correct spelling). I also hear it was a Gulf station and then a sinclair station.

As far as I know the only proof I have is of a door service sticker the the address saying "Harley R. Weyand Gulf"

How ever, I will try to look for that photo. I have a idea of how everything looked from description but seeing in a photo would be better. I hear there was a garage off to the right (when facing the station) that was used by Shauer to repair cars and that the "garage" is seen to the right in the photo. To be honest it looks alittle small to be a garage but this is what I am hearing from family that was here in the 50`s and 60`s.

The only history I know of the station is that my grandfather who lived in the heights took his 56 fairlane to get gas there all the time and as evident by the door sticker most likely had service done there alot. But I hear he also took the car to bobs on Yale street.

Any luck though I have been throwing around an idea for a building I was going to have built later on, on some property I have and try to recreate that fuel station (just the islands and the overhang not the whole building).

Story I hear is that in the photo I posted those houses with for sale signs were all sold including this old station and was all bulldozed down to make way for town homes all on that corner.

[Hanuman]

Wasn't this gas station Mr. Remmert's car repair in the late 1950's? It sure looks like it.

Remmert's Garage was on the side of the gas station where he repaired cars. I believe he co-leased it ??

[tmariar]

I think the filling station came up once in another thread. In case it helps, looking quickly, I saw the following city directory information for 1402 Oxford (and 1404 Oxford):

In 1936-38, in 1940, and in 1942, the listing for that address is the "Oxford Street Service Station".

In 1936-38, a Mrs. Frances Schauer is listed as living next door, at 1404 Oxford.

In 1940 and 1942, Frederick R. Schauer is listed as living next door, at 1404 Oxford.

And it looks from a quick search online that, when it was constructed in 1929, it was known as the "Schauer Filling Station".

Someone with the maiden name "Schauer" is mentioned in the acknowledgments section of Ann Sloane's new book of Heights photos. Assuming she's part of the same Schauer family, she might be a good person to contact regarding old photos of the filling station.

[Heights2Bastrop]

Wasn't this gas station Mr. Remmert's car repair in the late 1950's? It sure looks like it.

I posted a thread a few weeks back about a new book on the Heights. I believe there is a photo of Remmert's station in that book. However, Remmert's is on 16th Street.

[Hanuman]

I posted a thread a few weeks back about a new book on the Heights. I believe there is a photo of Remmert's station in that book. However, Remmert's is on 16th Street.

I found your post on the book, and will buy a copy. I remember Mr. Remmert, as he always worked on our cars. A very nice man. Thank you for the info.