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Older is better! except Food

Very cool!!!!!!!

Shot with HP pstc3100 at 2009-12-27

I wish I had a better picture of this Leonard branded location from the 1950's. I delivered it when it was branded Marathon in the 1970's. They have added onto the building located at Clark Lake, Michigan.


Shot with KODAK Z712 IS ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2009-12-27

Here is another now and then picture showing the The Irish Hills Hi-Speed Gas Station on US 12 Onsted, MI

Virgil Hanes built the Hi-Speed Gas Station 1928. After that it was a Mobil and then Standard Oil station. The canopy was torn down when it was redone to be Mobil for the installation of new pumps and tanks. And also the cars and trucks were getting bigger.

A big thanks goes to Dave Rowlison for helping doing the research on this location.

Randy

WOW, I'M REALLY GROOVIN' ON THESE OLD & NEW THEN AND NOW SHOTS. DEF MY KINDA STUFF! I'M DOING STUFF LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME AROUND HERE....UNFORT NO GAS STATIONS

They are all sweet!!!

what do you suppose the door in the front on the 2nd floor is for?

My guess is that the porch that is on the 2nd floor today is something like what was there before. It is most likely it had to be removed for cars to get between the pumps & building. The pumps are so close to the highway the outside lane would have been considered curbside. The same could be said about the side pumps which were gone when the company I worked for delivered this location.

Dave

Really nice, Now and Ihen shots.

Most of the really old station photos I have are in Ohio.
I have Google Mapped a few and some are still in use.
I need to take a Road Trip to Ohio.
Chuck

great pics guys.keep em coming.guess i need to get out on the road a bit again!!

Highway 79 at Highway 78, Santa Ysabel,(San Diego county)
Ca

Old bulk plant in San Francisco:


I drove buy it all the time and never looked up at the signs. Funny how I didn't notice before.

On my way to pick up a Wayne 40A today I saw this sign. An old Chevrolet sign. Looks like it was repainted for something else and that paint is weathering off. Too bad someone cut the top part of the sign off. Nice sign holder. I would have gotten closer but the fence was clearly marked No Trespassing.

Find out who the owner is. They might have the top of it or we could hope