Pure Oil old timey gas station

[CB]

######'n Blaque here, postin up some pix of a way

cool old timey Pure Oil gas station that my buddy

Eshaver built. He even used an antique camera

to take pics of it , and I scanned 'em for your

enjoyments

Here's a reference pic of the building as it is

today in Richmond Virginia.

Originally built in 1923 I believe

here's another pic of the building and Ed's mockup

front of the place

side of the place

the completed station scene shown at the

'Old Dominion open show' in Richmond, Va 2007

4cents a gallon!?! that's highway robbery!!

I also posted a couple cool old timey gas pumps

Ed made, in the 'General' forum. Check em out

and ask Ed--Eshaver, fer more ifno on them and

this here scene from yesterday--(or some other freakin world )

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Well it took ya long enough to get them posted. I been waitin for 45 min..

Ed that's a beautiful job you did. Too bad the pix aren't bigger so we could really see the detail. Maybe w/ yer new camera you can put some in a photobucket and post them. They'll be bigger. I can easily see why you won ol bud.

Great job

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Ya know Ed, I can remember a little Pure station back when I was a teen that looked similar to what you did. It was only bout 10x16 all wood. Homer Morgan ran it for a lot of yrs. I think that's all he ever did.

Edited July 16, 2008 by Gramps-xrds

[Eshaver]

Bill, the station I built here is only about ten feet deep . The front measures almost eight and a half feet across. Meanwhile the tank was reported to have been placed between the front of the store and the pump island. That distance measures about sixteen feet. The reason that I think that the station went out of business in 53 was simple. First, there was only room for one tank , second , it was only capable of holding 800 gallons . Remember W W II brought us 100 octane ( AVIATION ) fuel from Shell, they were the first. Then too, look closely at the lot,where could one service automobiles? Ed Shaver

[Jello]

Great work Ed! Thats really neat & cool in my book! I have seen a few very small station buildings similar to yours over the years and I love them all whether big or small stations. Nice detail work and thanks for sharing them with us!

Thanks ######'n Blaque for posting them!

~ Jeff