Brian Austin Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) Over time I'll be posting my pictures of gas stations and garages, etc. Here's one from western Massachusetts (Belchertown). B&W pictures are from 1992, while the color ones are from 1999. UPDATE: I have come across a recent picture showing the present condition of the structure. While it does still stand today, it has been much modified. I was unaware of this configuration, as I had not seen the building since 1999. I have added this image, from the historical building archive of the state of Massachusetts known as MACRIS. According to the historical survey, this one originally dated to around 1939, and was an ESSO station. Edited March 15 by Brian Austin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Central Massachusetts (Webster). No longer standing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 (edited) Central Massachusetts (Brookfield). Still standing, I believe. Edited March 14 by Brian Austin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Paducah, KY: Formerly Rudy Lyles' Standard station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Those are some great photos! You really capture the nostalgic feel of earlier times. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I agree with David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Cool idea! Nice pics too.😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) There are several Old service stations where I live that have been repurposed into other things. Lincoln highway east : Former Mobile station now a auto repair shop, just south of it was a Shell station: Browns used cars, Across the road from that was the Sinclair station : Klostermans Pizza, East main st Marathon station: LLyods lifetime muffler/tires. West main st Sohio station : Best little hair house. West Main 66 service station: currently vacant. West main st Handy man oil: Vacant. South Shannon/van wert decatur road Sohio service station: Superior Auto. E main st Service station Unknown currently vacant N. Washington st Unkown former service station and former used car lot :now vacant. Edited March 15 by ranma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoMoCo66 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I saw this on a trip to South dakota to see Mount Rushmore (and more). This is in deadwood South Dakota, thought it was cool and I dont know the history or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 (edited) FWIW I had to modify my initial post. There was some late-breaking info and a picture to add. Edited March 15 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 (edited) On with the show. Cambridge, MA (1999). Edited March 15 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Natick, MA (B&W 1990s, color 1998) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Brings bask memories! I really enjoyed the pictures… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastown Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Great pics. Thanks for posting those. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Watertown, MA (B&W 1991, color circa 1995). Note the brickwork at the back corner, and the grease ramp outside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Pekin, IL (2017). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Mansfield, OH (2019). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Here is a long abandoned Texaco gas station in Hooksett, NH. Looks like it has been abandoned many decades ago. I'm surprised it is still standing. Also surprising that there is no graffiti on it. The container was tagged (but it might have been tagged before someone dropped it off there). Maybe the structure is too old and decrepit for taggers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 My late dad had a side job pumping gas at a Sinclair station years ago that a friend of his managed. It was located on Riverside Ave, In Medford Mass. It had the company's mascot Dino The Dinosaur painted on the roof of the station. The station is still there to this day but it's a it's a self serve Sunoco. I miss the old school stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 From a 1950s book on model railroading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 From a book of architectural standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 (edited) Edited April 2 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Full-sized replica of a Frank Lloyd Wright design on display at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum in Buffalo, NY, as seen in 2018. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted yesterday at 03:16 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:16 AM At one time I thought building Route 66 gas stations would be fun. I built one, it's my icon picture. The problem, need lots of room, and no cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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