Old gas stations

Ghostsoldier · Mar 1, 2018

Damn, that's a big one, too.

Rob

ChiTownScion · Mar 2, 2018

LizzieMaine said:
That one, and the old station, was torn down in 1959, to be replaced by a new station on the same site with the new Standard of Indiana torch-and-oval logo.

It's still there, although the face was changed in the '70s to say "Amoco," and it continued to say "Amoco" all thru Amoco's absorption by BP in the 1990s. And now the Amoco brand is returning.

Always reminds me of those Johnny Cash commercials.

"Hello. I'm Johnny Cash. Buy yer gas from Standard..... or I'll cut ya!"

ChazfromCali · Mar 2, 2018

Seeing these Gilmore photo's reminded me that this was the thread(?) that had a link to the huge Noirish Los Angeles thread on skyscraperpage.com

Thanks for that,
I'm on my second time through it. I was born in L.A. and although I didn't grow up there I've spent some time there. I have a love/hate thing going on with L.A. hahaha

Benzadmiral · Mar 2, 2018

2jakes said:
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The gas station just down the road from the Bates Motel, I presume.

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And this would be the gas station that Duke Mantee held up before holing up at the desert diner? (No, I guess not, if it's a "Texas" diner.)

Benzadmiral · Mar 2, 2018

2jakes said:
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Sometime after the fall of 1960. Parked to the far left is one of the first generation Lincoln Continentals, which first appeared in late 1960 as a 1961 model. And the Falcon near it, and the Chevies, all seem to be from the same time period.

Ghostsoldier · Mar 2, 2018

Rob

Benzadmiral · Mar 2, 2018

Ghostsoldier said:
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Rob

The 1956 Chevy, which I've always thought was the best-looking of the famous Tri-Fives (the '55, 56, and '57).

Benzadmiral · Mar 2, 2018

Ghostsoldier said:
Rob

Now that Chevy looks like mid- to late Sixties, but the hair on the 3 white kids -- sideburns on the one at the hood, the long hair on the one with the letterman jacket, and the long sweep of the blond kid's hair -- make them look like the kids I went to high school with, and graduated with in 1971. So this could be from a little later, early '70s, and the car is one a few years old that Letterman Dude has fixed up and put fancy wheels on.

ChazfromCali · Mar 3, 2018

Ghostsoldier said:
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Rob

I've never seen anyone transport a motorcycle like that! Yeah, makes all kinds of sense but I've just never seen it done like that before.

late 30's ?

1955mercury · Mar 3, 2018

Ghostsoldier said:
Rob

I remember Drake's Store. I've stopped there many times back in the 70's.

Ghostsoldier · Mar 4, 2018

Rob

Fading Fast · Mar 6, 2018

Think we've had this one before, but if not, here goes as she's too cool to miss:

Ghostsoldier · Mar 6, 2018

Rob

Ghostsoldier · Mar 7, 2018

Rob

2jakes · Mar 8, 2018

Gas station with different Texaco gas pumps. Part of double exposure can be seen to the right
Winchester, Virginia. February 1940

There are numerous buildings in my area like this one that have been been converted to taco, BBQ or convenience stores.

Fading Fast · Mar 8, 2018

2jakes said:
Gas station with different Texaco gas pumps. Part of double exposure can be seen to the right
Winchester, Virginia. February 1940

There are numerous buildings in my area like this one that have been been converted to taco, BBQ or convenience stores.

Had never heard of it before, but apparently, the Apple Candy company is still in business:

https://millcroftfarms.com

Fading Fast · Mar 8, 2018

Ghostsoldier said:
Rob

Looks like it could have been from a scene out of "Boardwalk Empire."

Fading Fast · Mar 9, 2018

Fun one if we haven't had it before.

In particular, I love the two-tone blue-and-white combo...on the car, well okay, looks pretty good on her too.

Kidding aside, I love all the two-tone color schemes they were kicking out on cars in the '50s. Some where wack-a-doodle, but some, IMHO, worked well like the one below.

Anyone able to identify the make and model?

Ghostsoldier · Mar 9, 2018

Maybe a Ford or Mercury of some type, although those headlights look odd.

Rob

Ghostsoldier · Mar 9, 2018

Rob

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