ChrisBcritter Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Nicely restored little Texaco in Paducah, KY, now a visitors' center IIRC: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 How did I miss this topic? I built this gas station based on a Ken Ebberts painting, not the right car but gives you the basic look. I have a book about gas stations, there are some along Route 66 that I would love to do. Having the space to display is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) In case some of us haven't seen them, my Flickr page has this album of blueprints dated 1959 for a three-bay Texaco station, with measurements - feel free to download them and build whatever scale you like: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62734960@N02/albums/72157686504022760 Edited March 7, 2021 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) A nice reference book for gas station photos is Pump and Circumstance : The Glory Days of the Gas Station by John Margolies I believe it's out of print as my copy has a 1993 publishing date. It's worth seeking out and doesn't seem too hard to find on eBay or from other secondary market sellers. Edited March 7, 2021 by Phirewriter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Phirewriter said: A nice reference book for gas station photos is Pump and Circumstance : The Glory Days of the Gas Station by John Margolies I believe it's out of print as my copy has a 1993 publishing date. It's worth seeking out and doesn't seem too hard to find on eBay or from other secondary market sellers. That's the book I have! So worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Plenty of good reference in this video. What are power tools, BTW?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 OSHA... that what you hear when you put a seashell up to your ear, right? 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 1/26/2014 at 12:32 PM, vypurr59 said: Here is a link that was posted before of a PBS broadcast about old gas stations and was very informative as well . http://video.wpt.org/video/2328721025/ Thanks for posting this link. It's a great insight into our own childhood experiences and memories. Well worth watching for any of those with about a half hour of spare time to spend instead of the usual TV wasteland we are supposed to find entertaining today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 12:24 PM, Kromolly said: OSHA... that what you hear when you put a seashell up to your ear, right? 🤣 You just might hear a very polite voice asking "would you like to check your oil sir?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) On 3/6/2021 at 11:33 PM, 89AKurt said: How did I miss this topic? I built this gas station based on a Ken Ebberts painting, not the right car but gives you the basic look. I have a book about gas stations, there are some along Route 66 that I would love to do. Having the space to display is a problem. I can see why the attendant looks a little perplexed. "What grade of leaded fuel and where does it go?" Edited March 14, 2021 by Oldcarfan27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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