NenaE Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) ftp://ftp.dot.state....s_stations_.pdfNice paper, pics, and diagrams of gas stations, aka service or filling stations. http://www.dfwfreewa...ldroadmaps.aspxnote the picture of "city of tomorrow" 1972. Edited March 18, 2011 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Fascinating history of gas stations and I loved the old road maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 ftp://ftp.dot.state....s_stations_.pdfNice paper, pics, and diagrams of gas stations, aka service or filling stations. http://www.dfwfreewa...ldroadmaps.aspxnote the picture of "city of tomorrow" 1972.That is just too cool! My uncle pumped gas and was a mechanic at a Phllips 66 station on Canino Road that look like the one on pages 83 (lower right corner) and 90.Thanks, NeneE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm5k Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) My grandfather owned two or three service stations.His first was a Standard/Esso station, and he was with Texaco from the 50's until the late 60's or so. He always owned his own buildings, so I imagine his differed a bit from the usual "company" station with anoil company built building. Wanna see some good old gas station pictures?Check some of these out. Probably the best on the web.Click on the large images for the best detail. The search did not bring up only gas stations, but thereshould be quite a few to pick out. He's got quite a fewposted on there. Some are even in color.http://www.shorpy.com/search/node/gas+station Edited March 21, 2011 by nm5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 What a great topic! Several 1920's-1930's gas stations in the Montrose area were converted to other uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Many old service station buildings survive in the downtown areas of the little towns around Texas. Two nicely restored examples that come to mind are a 1930s mission style Mobil station in Gonzales, TX and a 1920s Gulf station in Fayetteville, TX. The Gulf station building is interesting in that it is an early example of prototype commercial architecture. This design was replicated many, many times. There is another fairly well preserved example of this building on N Main St in Flatonia, TX. To give a more local example, the buildings that house Dry Creek and Shiloh Club in the Heights started life as identical Gulf stations with this design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Dan's post reminded me I had these three photos. 1. Gonzales 2. Fayetteville 3. Turkey It's always such a kick to find these old stations when out on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Here is one in Jefferson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm surprised to find so many of the 1950's oblong-style gas stations w/ canopies intact, still standing in my old neighborhood; obviously they have gone through changes, not original-looking, in the least.But the shells are the same, found at Ahrens/ Howard Dr. & Ahrens/ Oriole Sts. (Southeast Houston) .I know of one remnant of a 1950's or maybe early 60's style, at Westview Dr./ Witte Rd. (I-10, Beltway area). Have only seen one ranch-style, looks like it's been recently modernized, at N. Post Oak & Memorial Dr. I imagine the gas station toys are highly collectible. I recall Shamrock gas station promotionals, one being beverage glass sets, as well as stations w/ bonus & green stamps, in the late 1960's - 1970's, that could be saved & traded for merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm5k Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I know Texaco had a lot of toys. Being my grandfather had a Texaco station, I got many of them growing up. Mainly the late 50's, early 60's era. I remember having Texaco tanker trucks that looked like Tonka trucks. Real heavy duty. Also remember one year we got fairly big Texaco ocean tanker ship models. They ran off batteries and had props to shove it around the bathtub, or wherever. Some of that stuff is probably still lurking in attics waiting for collectors. Mine are long gone, sorry to say. I think I may have pictures of them somewhere though. In this area there are still a few old gas station buildings around. But I'm talking late 50's, early 60's era stations. Not the really old ones. Most seem to end up being auto repair shops around here. BTW, that station in Jefferson looks like a privately owned building kind of like the deal my grandfather had. Or at least, it doesn't look like any company station I ever saw. Except for the rock siding, it's kind of like the one my grandfather had with that awning. Which looked like this in late 60's. He didn't have a garage per say. But there was a grease rack on the side of the building. He changed the oil and greased cars outside. You don't that much these days. He had a regular modern lift, but it was outside. I think he cut the air off and locked the control handle at night so people couldn't mess with it. :/ Anyway, he owned that building and Texaco gave him all the stuff to dress it up into a Texaco station. Like the signs, little Texaco stars for the building, etc.. Also.. much of the wood trim was painted Texaco green. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I know Texaco had a lot of toys. Being my grandfather had a Texaco station, I got many of them growing up. Mainly the late 50's, early 60's era. I remember having Texaco tanker trucks that looked like Tonka trucks. Real heavy duty. Also remember one year we got fairly big Texaco ocean tanker ship models. They ran off batteries and had props to shove it around the bathtub, or wherever. Some of that stuff is probably still lurking in attics waiting for collectors. Mine are long gone, sorry to say. I think I may have pictures of them somewhere though. In this area there are still a few old gas station buildings around. But I'm talking late 50's, early 60's era stations. Not the really old ones. Most seem to end up being auto repair shops around here. BTW, that station in Jefferson looks like a privately owned building kind of like the deal my grandfather had. Or at least, it doesn't look like any company station I ever saw. Except for the rock siding, it's kind of like the one my grandfather had with that awning. Which looked like this in late 60's. He didn't have a garage per say. But there was a grease rack on the side of the building. He changed the oil and greased cars outside. You don't that much these days. He had a regular modern lift, but it was outside. I think he cut the air off and locked the control handle at night so people couldn't mess with it. :/ Anyway, he owned that building and Texaco gave him all the stuff to dress it up into a Texaco station. Like the signs, little Texaco stars for the building, etc.. Also.. much of the wood trim was painted Texaco green. Thanks for your recollections. I'm curious about the picture - is that car a Nash Rambler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) I was thinking the same thing...what kind of car is that, in the b/w picture?In the 1960's, my great-uncle ran a small Skelly gas station, in the small east Texas RR and lumber town of Corrigan. Hwy 59 runs right through it.We had a lot of fun visiting that place in the summertime. He had a minnow tank (sold bait, lake nearby) and old coke machine, with the bottles that pulled out.That station had personality, looks like from GoogleEarth search, it has been replaced by a generic self-serve one.It was probably a very old gas station, the aerial maps don't go back very far, for that area, for me to tell. Skelly Oil: http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001453.html Edited March 25, 2011 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm curious about the picture - is that car a Nash Rambler? It's a French Peugeot 403 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's a French Peugeot 403 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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