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MisterCairo said:
Found it (based on the cars, would this be very early 1960s?):

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That's a 1959 Chevy in the foreground, so that gives an approximate date. That may be a 1960 Ford Falcon at the left (hard to say for sure). All the other vehicles are significantly older.
 
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Ghostsoldier said:
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Yep, "gasohol" was a thing in the thirties, primarily as a way to use up agricultural surpluses in the midwest.

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It was usually a 10 percent blend, not too different from what you get at the pumps today, although some places sold blends as high as 17 1/2 percent alcohol. It never became hugely popular, but it survived until the crash in oil prices after WWII made it cost-inefficient.
 
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An interesting note about postwar Shell stations -- the three-dimensional plastic Shell sign, as seen in the photo above, was the very first interior-lit plastic sign ever used by a national company in the US. It spelled the eventual doom of the old porcelain-enamel metal signs that had been common in the Era.
 
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Ghostsoldier said:
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That is a handsome little Shell station - you can see the clean architectural lines that would stand out without all the people around it.

LizzieMaine said:
An interesting note about postwar Shell stations -- the three-dimensional plastic Shell sign, as seen in the photo above, was the very first interior-lit plastic sign ever used by a national company in the US. It spelled the eventual doom of the old porcelain-enamel metal signs that had been common in the Era.
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That's a very interesting shot -- that wasn't a standard Texaco truck, by any means. Whoever that jobber was was flexing his independence.

You also very rarely saw a brick Teague Texaco -- usually some sort of siding would have been applied, either clapboards or porcelain. Note that the green "speed lines" around the facade do seem to be porcelain panels, but apparently they didn't want to bother to spring for the full sheathing job. I suspect this station started out as somebody else's brand and format and that this was another example of a paint lease.
 
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