old gas stations

Zammy · 01-11-2013, 04:17 PM

http://hipspics.freewebspace.com/gas/gas.html

seniorasi · 01-11-2013, 04:26 PM

That brings back some memories now! I'd sure like to premium for 29.9 cents a gallon today.

RockyRaccoon · 01-11-2013, 04:51 PM

This was my grandfather's gas station -- owned it with his brother. It was in the San Fernando area (Southern California) and they lost it in the Great Depression due to having extended too much credit to their customers.

vtwin · 01-12-2013, 08:10 AM

Guess it's been around for awhile.

duck · 01-12-2013, 10:17 AM

This gas station in Cloquet, MN that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright opened in 1956. I believe it's still open.

Seattle, 1954

Restored and moved to a park in 2005:

Route 66:

Speedo66 · 01-13-2013, 08:01 AM

I love how nowadays them just putting gas in your car is considered "full service".

What happened to checking your oil, air pressure, and cleaning your windshield?

And the glasses, sunglasses, toys, etc. you used to get with a fill up?

Even the gas smelled better back then.

Taarne · 01-13-2013, 08:29 AM

From somewher in the middle of Finland, picture taken in 2012. Is not and certainly hasn't been as glamorous as some of the American counterparts :)

duck · 01-13-2013, 08:41 AM

Off to the side at that same station:

Dream Rider · 01-16-2013, 10:42 PM

Hate to admit it, but these pictures bring back memories. Pleasant ones. When I left the farm for the Air Force gas was 19 cents a gallon and Camel Cigs 19 cents a pack. $5 was 20 gallons of gas and $1.90 for a carton of cigs. Had a lot of fun with the ladies on a $20 bill.

bomber60015 · 01-17-2013, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dream Rider

Hate to admit it, but these pictures bring back memories. Pleasant ones. When I left the farm for the Air Force gas was 19 cents a gallon and Camel Cigs 19 cents a pack. $5 was 20 gallons of gas and $1.90 for a carton of cigs. Had a lot of fun with the ladies on a $20 bill.

Yea, me too -- of course, I had to work a LONG time to earn that doulbe sawbuck ;-}

I've said it before, if I could have today's income with my Dad's prices . . . . . . .

H96669 · 01-17-2013, 12:55 PM

Southern Quebec, 1938. My uncle....grandpa then the other little guy is my father. I was born in that house and spent a lot of my youth in that shop after they moved it and turned it into storage then built a modern shop.

I have pumped a lot of cheap gas in my youth and....used a lot of it!

Twin headlight Ernie · 01-18-2013, 11:54 PM

I live right next to a old gas station. Back when I was a kid my Grandpa would stop there for gas. If the owner was out on a wrecker call he would leave a cigar box with money in it out on the counter so you could make your own change.
2HE

dan0 · 01-21-2013, 07:20 PM

I think this was NC? There was a old Union 76 gas pump on the left side of the building. The place was called "Jim's Junk"

oldtarga · 01-24-2013, 02:19 PM

Sheep Ranch, CA about a year ago. 18c a gallon.
Love these old places

vtwin · 01-26-2013, 08:33 AM

Looks like it may have been a gas station at one point.

01-11-2013, 04:17 PM	#1
Zammy ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Decatur , Al. Oddometer: 196	old gas stations http://hipspics.freewebspace.com/gas/gas.html

01-11-2013, 04:26 PM	#2
seniorasi Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Edge of the light Oddometer: 610	Wow!!! That brings back some memories now! I'd sure like to premium for 29.9 cents a gallon today. __________________ 2012 R1200 GSA FYYFF

01-11-2013, 04:51 PM	#3
RockyRaccoon Found:Gideon's Bible Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Collapsed in the Corner Oddometer: 53,642	This was my grandfather's gas station -- owned it with his brother. It was in the San Fernando area (Southern California) and they lost it in the Great Depression due to having extended too much credit to their customers. __________________ It's only a scratch. “It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought.” -- John Kenneth Galbraith

01-12-2013, 08:10 AM	#4
vtwin Air cooled runnin' mon Joined: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Oddometer: 6,110	Guess it's been around for awhile. __________________ I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. *"You only have too much fuel if you're on fire"* *unknown*

01-12-2013, 10:17 AM	#5
duck PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,966	This gas station in Cloquet, MN that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright opened in 1956. I believe it's still open. Seattle, 1954 Restored and moved to a park in 2005: Route 66: __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

01-13-2013, 08:01 AM	#6
Speedo66 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Now Fairfield Co, CT Oddometer: 4,585	I love how nowadays them just putting gas in your car is considered "full service". What happened to checking your oil, air pressure, and cleaning your windshield? And the glasses, sunglasses, toys, etc. you used to get with a fill up? Even the gas smelled better back then. __________________ '01 Kawasaki W650 '05 Yamaha XT225

01-13-2013, 08:29 AM	#7
Taarne Hello World! Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Oddometer: 42	From somewher in the middle of Finland, picture taken in 2012. Is not and certainly hasn't been as glamorous as some of the American counterparts :) __________________ F800R ABS sold - Honda CBF1000 ABS sold - Yamaha MT-01 sold :( - HD Sportster 1200R - Suzuki DL650 sold - BMW R1100S sold - Honda CB500 sold

01-13-2013, 08:41 AM	#8
duck PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,966	Off to the side at that same station: __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

01-16-2013, 10:42 PM	#9
Dream Rider Servant Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Anywhere in the Northwest Oddometer: 184	great show Hate to admit it, but these pictures bring back memories. Pleasant ones. When I left the farm for the Air Force gas was 19 cents a gallon and Camel Cigs 19 cents a pack. $5 was 20 gallons of gas and $1.90 for a carton of cigs. Had a lot of fun with the ladies on a $20 bill.

01-17-2013, 12:55 PM	#11
H96669 A proud pragmatist. Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Hiding off Hwy 6, B.C. Oddometer: 2,859	Southern Quebec, 1938. My uncle....grandpa then the other little guy is my father. I was born in that house and spent a lot of my youth in that shop after they moved it and turned it into storage then built a modern shop. I have pumped a lot of cheap gas in my youth and....used a lot of it! __________________ Have tools, will travel!

01-18-2013, 11:54 PM	#12
Twin headlight Ernie bar napkin engineering Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Dakota Minnesota Oddometer: 1,285	Gas I live right next to a old gas station. Back when I was a kid my Grandpa would stop there for gas. If the owner was out on a wrecker call he would leave a cigar box with money in it out on the counter so you could make your own change. 2HE __________________ Motorcycles are my life. Not my lifestyle. My Smugmug: http://twinheadlighternie.smugmug.com/ Dakota Motorsports

01-21-2013, 07:20 PM	#13
dan0 just going with it. Joined: Apr 2010 Location: 06790 Oddometer: 233	I think this was NC? There was a old Union 76 gas pump on the left side of the building. The place was called "Jim's Junk" __________________ powersports: .: 2009 Kawasaki KLX250SF :. .: 2006 Yamaha TTR50 :. cages: .:98 Chevy Astro AWD:. .:00 New Beetle GLS:. .:79 Lincoln Continental:.

01-24-2013, 02:19 PM	#14
oldtarga n00b Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Napa Oddometer: 1	Sheep Ranch, CA about a year ago. 18c a gallon. Love these old places

01-26-2013, 08:33 AM	#15
vtwin Air cooled runnin' mon Joined: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Oddometer: 6,110	Looks like it may have been a gas station at one point. __________________ I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. *"You only have too much fuel if you're on fire"* *unknown*

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