Damn Yankee
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How times have changed. I'M sure some of you folks will remember the gas stations fifty years ago.
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Old Gas Stations
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J. R. WEEMS
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You can almost smell the oil & grease. 
oldjohnsr
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The flying red horse brings back memories.
Hodgin
US Veteran
"You can (could) trust the man who wears (wore) the star, that big bright Texaco Star."
You can.....
You can trust your car to the man who wears a star.
The big, bright Texaco star!
You can trust your car to the man who wears a star.
The big, bright Texaco star!
back in the day....a gallon of regular was 25 cents
you never had to leave your car
windows were cleaned
oil, water and battery were checked
gas station attendants wore uniforms
with your $2 purchase you were given a small gift....water glass, soap, coffee mug..... a smile and a thank you....
I don't often hear the last one said much anymore.....
you never had to leave your car
windows were cleaned
oil, water and battery were checked
gas station attendants wore uniforms
with your $2 purchase you were given a small gift....water glass, soap, coffee mug..... a smile and a thank you....
I don't often hear the last one said much anymore.....
One of my favorite old gas stations is at 1149 Elkhorn, Belle Fourche, SD. For a number of years it was the site of Bobby Whittaker's Motorcycle campground. The owner was an antique motorcycle enthusiast. His campground was favored by Moto Guzzi riders, Brit-bike enthusiasts, and the like, and as such the patrons and the bikes were a lot more interesting than the typical rally crowd. They kept tools and a repair stall available for the use of campground guests.
The building was a classic old stucco station with a covered forecourt. Behind the station, the ground sloped down to the cottonwood-shaded bottoms of the Redwater River, not too far from where it flows into the Belle Fourche. Lots of nice tent spaces. In inclement weather, you could shelter your bike under the US 212 bridge.
Street level photos are proving hard to find. I don't know if the campground is still open during Rally Week; last time I was through there was in June a couple of years ago and the place looked pretty sleepy.
The building was a classic old stucco station with a covered forecourt. Behind the station, the ground sloped down to the cottonwood-shaded bottoms of the Redwater River, not too far from where it flows into the Belle Fourche. Lots of nice tent spaces. In inclement weather, you could shelter your bike under the US 212 bridge.
Street level photos are proving hard to find. I don't know if the campground is still open during Rally Week; last time I was through there was in June a couple of years ago and the place looked pretty sleepy.
mr-mom
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Enjoyed these pictures. I was looking for a Deep Rock station picture. I managed one in my college years when we sold regular gas for $0.16 per gallon during the gas wars. We checked the oil, radiator level, tire pressure, and washed all windows on every vehicle. I still carry a rag in my back pocket when working around my cars & pickups.
Dave
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Use to stop at Little America for coffee when I was stationed out that way. Wife worked in the gift shop there. One night about 3AM I was havin' a cup and watched a gal use a ratty old straw broom to clean the grounds out of the 20 or 30 gallon coffee pots.. That helped me to understand why the truckers called it coast to coast coffee.
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Some great shots there! I used to take the kids up to Camp in the summer and there is an OLD TIME working Texaco Gas Station somewhere around the Honesdale PA area IIRC. Not only is it original from the 1920's or 30's but it is IMMACULATE and they still wore the uniforms (at least 12 -15 years ago). REALLY COOL!! I love that OLD stuff!
When was this...
When was gas .16/gal.? I THOUGHT that I remember this but being (only) 58 I don't if if I actually saw this or imagined it.
I can remember when I was a kid and short on gas, I'd have to scrape some change off the floor of the car to get enough to make it home. I remember one time I coasted up to a pump having run out of gas coming down a viaduct so I had enough steam to make it.
When I first started driving gas was .16/gl, I can remember pulling into a gas station and asked for .50 worth, the attendent asked if I wanted him to sneeze in my tires.
When was gas .16/gal.? I THOUGHT that I remember this but being (only) 58 I don't if if I actually saw this or imagined it.
I can remember when I was a kid and short on gas, I'd have to scrape some change off the floor of the car to get enough to make it home. I remember one time I coasted up to a pump having run out of gas coming down a viaduct so I had enough steam to make it.
shouldazagged
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I remember stations from seventy years ago, but don't have pictures. Lots of brands now gone--Golden Arrow, Cities Service, and others.
LedFowl
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I was a pump jockey for a couple of summers back in the 70's. We sold bulk oil in these refillable glass bottles with metal, screw-on spouts. Does anybody sell that anymore? We filled 'em out of a big barrel with a hand pump on it.
I worked at a Chevron station last 2 years of high school. Then went with a pardner running a Richfield station. Gas was 25 cents oil was the same.This was 1948 &'50. Got 80 cents an hour wage.
Fishslayer
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You can almost smell the oil & grease.
...and hear the "Ding! Ding!" when you run over the hose...
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