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Old gas stations
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They currently aren't playing well together: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-fedora-lounge-4-0.93751/page-16#post-2459363
Ghostsoldier
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Until they solve the issue, here's a few...
Rob
Rob
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Looks like they fixed the app issue... now, back to our regularly scheduled program.
Rob
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Rob
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Anyone have any info / background on the "The Elks Magazine Chevrolet Good Will Tour?"
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The only thing I know is the caption to this pic was "American Amoco Gas-Brochure"
I love the illustration style. Lizzie - do you know any background on this one?
I love the illustration style. Lizzie - do you know any background on this one?
LizzieMaine
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Looks like an illustration that might have originally been done for a giveaway road map. Amoco was originally an East Coast-only company based out of Baltimore before it merged with Standard of Indiana in the late forties -- their colors were originally red and green, but after the Standard merger they moved to that company's red-white-blue motif. This pre-dates the adoption of the torch-and-oval sign in Amoco's territory, which happened around 1960. Here's a real-life specimen of the style of station shown.
Amoco was also famous as one of the few companies that refused to use tetraethyl lead -- they used benzine to improve the antiknock qualities of their gasoline, and heavily promoted their fuel as "poison-free." Yeah, until the benzine leaks into your water supply.
Amoco was also famous as one of the few companies that refused to use tetraethyl lead -- they used benzine to improve the antiknock qualities of their gasoline, and heavily promoted their fuel as "poison-free." Yeah, until the benzine leaks into your water supply.
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Ghostsoldier
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One of my favorite station designs.
Rob
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Middelland Plein Shell Pumpstation 1951
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Corner of Main and College Streets in Springfield, MO.
Bummer.
GHT
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My sentiment entirely, some of you will have seen this before. Here's a similar situation whereby the building was rescued and turned into a private dwelling. Who wouldn't want to live there?
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You'd probably get tired of all the neighborhood kids jumping up and down on your doorbell hose.
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GHT
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Ghostsoldier
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@ Ghostsoldier:
Rob, if I’m not mistaken, that looks similar to a ‘50s Willys
jeep which I purchased when the bug hit me about wanting
a Woody station wagon. But the woodies were very expensive.
I paid $50 for that Willys.
Although the body was in good condition,it was missing the gas
tank and title.
A makeshift tank comprising of a bucket and a hose
made it possible to drive it home somehow.
Rob, if I’m not mistaken, that looks similar to a ‘50s Willys
jeep which I purchased when the bug hit me about wanting
a Woody station wagon. But the woodies were very expensive.
I paid $50 for that Willys.
Although the body was in good condition,it was missing the gas
tank and title.
A makeshift tank comprising of a bucket and a hose
made it possible to drive it home somehow.
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