That looks like a real friendly place. Pick up one or two of the advertised cold beers and have a nice relaxing time on the balcony upstairs (especially if there are trains going by).
I like the logo on the Big River station. And those vintage B&W photos are great. Bring back good memories of gassing up and having lunch on the road.
More nice photos! I spy what looks like a military-style trike parked at Charlie Mudd's in the first photo. And the vehicles parked at the Midway station made me smile - I saw a vehicle very similar to the one in the far bay earlier today, as I was crossing the street. Very shiny and running nicely. I gave him a big thumbs up! Mind you, there are a lot of vintage cars running around this weekend - probably one of the last weekends with enjoyable weather.
A couple of good sites with pictures are www.gassigns.org and cartype.com/list/84/gas_stations Most are small regional and/or gone.
I remember SOCONY early on, and the station my folks used looked just as hometown as this one. Now this lovely rural location on Long Island, less then 24 miles from Penn Station, is nothing but 'burbs with ~4,ooo people per square mile....sheesh.
I keep looking at this one. It's remarkably similar to a business property I owned. Except mine had a shared wall. Interesting to note the signage above the facade appears to have been eradicated in the photo, as it is a Sinclair station.
Might be getting new neon letters to put on the column. Although there look to be nine positions for letters and Sinclair only has eight. Maybe room for a logo. The street placards still advertise Sinclair H-C.
I see that there are lots of Gas Stations from back in the day, but not many in the newer eras. That is what I model, and yes they have taken the beauty out of more modern structures. A shame this thread reminded me of that fact.
I remember a Conoco station in the late 50's. The gas wars there (.19 cents/gallon) allowed my buddies to pitch in 50 cents each for a darn near fillup !
That Sinclair station posted by Tomkat looks a lot like an old abandoned station located on the north end of Hollister Ave in Goleta, CA. It was used as a backdrop in the movie, "The Postman Rings Twice" back in the mid '70s. Anyone familiar with the one I'm talking about?
funny thing is I live about 10 minutes away from humble and as you all should know it is pronounced umble the h is silent
