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Hey Guys & Gals,

It's time to share the petro relics that we've stumbled across in our recent travels, and check out what other people have found as well.

If you would like to contribute to this feature, simply post the pictures here or email them directly to me and I will post them for you. Be sure to include a story or description with your submissions.

If it's too close to the next installment, please note that I may hold your contribution for posting when the new FATW comes up.
Send 'em in!!

Happy Trails!

Wes

To start things off, I'd like to give an update on the restoration of Decatur's only remaining original 1930s Texaco station. For those of you who may not remember, here it was from a FATW post back in the summer of 2006:



A year and a half later, I noticed that the building was being restored:


You can see and read more about the restoration in the Jan 2008 FATW thread:
http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92220&page=1


As of December, 2008, the restoration is progressing quite nicely. Note that almost all exterior restoration is now complete. Focus has now been set on the interior of the lubrication (left) bay and the bathrooms. i think it looks great!


The stained glass window is shown here behind a protective acrylic or polycarbonate panel. This stained glass window is actually a reproduction of the original. The station's original window is displayed safely in the station's office area.


Great attention has been paid to the details of this restoration. The original steel-frame windows were painstakingly restored, with new sections welded in to replace the portions that had rusted away over the years.


I'll keep everyone updated as the restoration progresses. I'm hoping to be able to get some interior shots soon.

THIS GAS STATION IS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO QUIT BEING LAZY AND POST SO PICTURES OF THIS PLACE BEFORE ITS GONE FOREVER. THIS USED TO BE A CITIES SERVICES THEN IT WAS GULF, THE GULF PAINT JOB JUST RECENTLY FELL OFF. THATS HOW I FOUND OUT IT WAS A CITIES SERVICES.

Next let's take a look at some very nice little 1920s brick canopy stations.

This one has some bays added, but even they look pretty old.





This one is abandoned and beginning to fall into disrepair. Sure wish I could see what's inside...

Wow! TO have the time, money, and dedication for a project like that!
This is from Jefferson Texas this past Sunday-Just the Essentials.
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This Kaiser/Frazer neon is hanging on the front of a classic car museum.





That's all I've got for now, but keep your own pictures coming!

Wes

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Jefferson, TX Sunday morning.

Wow -I'm wondering if that big Cities sign is made of porcelain panels?

JimT,

I'm pretty sure it is. That building's mirror-imaged twin is here in Decatur, and the pylon is porcelain-paneled with the logo in it. Other porcelain panels on the front of the building have green accent stripes. This building appears to be built on a steel frame, and therefore it should be possible to disassemble and relocate it.

Wes

I think that would be worth checking into there!!! Would hate to see all that lost forever to the dump or scrap yard
Or like Wes said it could be relocated.

Dave, the stone Texaco station is very cool! There's a lot of old stone work atound my area but I've yet to uncover anything like that. Nice work and nice pic's.

HERE IS ANOTHER OLD STATION THATS DOWN THE STREET FROM WERE I WORK. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT KIND OF STATION THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN

IM THINKING PHILLIPS 66 ?

thanks its is used as a machine shop know and if you notice the fencing around it thats because its not in the best part of town

Here is the coolest old station in the small town I work in...

...And this is the the blue'est one

last week on the way home from michagan i took a different route home(see highlighted.)much more interesting than the main highway.since some of you other guys have been doin alot of the work (or is that havin all the fun?)i made it a point to do alot of stoppin and picture taking.this is one of my favourite parts of the hobby.dont know all the towns,but the stations will be pretty much in order from west to east.enjoy!! please feel free to identify any of these if you can.i am curious myself!! no sunocos out by me,so i am happy to see em!

this was actually a barber shop,straight out of mayberry

this is probably my favorite.like to kno what it may have been

this one is right next to the studebaker building!

hey doc,youre building look like this? there were two stude signs well th th th thats all folks!!hope you enjoyed it as much as i did.gotta be at least a coupla treasures in there somewhere,dontcha think!!

oldnfuelish, A lot of treasures in there great photos. Jack

A cafe/restaurant in Williams Az.

Hey Tokheim, I go through brookville every monday and I always check out that station, it is very cool. Once I get this pic thing down I plan on adding alot of pics of the art deco stlye stations in my travels, I cover 14 counties of NW Pa. every week for my job. Matt

Great pics, guys! Thanks for taking the time to stop and share these locations with the rest of us.

Mick, the station that you said is your favorite looks like a Gulf in some ways to me, and in other ways an Esso. I'm really thinking Gulf though. Sometime when you're up that way, you could stop at the library and look at, say, a 1955 or 60 city directory.

Wes

This building is now an antique store. Both the the gas station and the old drug store are owned by the same guy. They are connected through the basement.

found this one on the way to an estamite in wi.complete,but not for sale.told the owner about oldgas,maybe we shall see him they are still out there!!

First two pics from Sharon Mississippi. Third pic from Lexington Mississippi

Saw this old Packard dealer in Grass Valley, Ca. today.

I found this old pump on the way to the lake this weekend at an old closed boat marina in southern Missouri.

Also found this cool old station on the same trip in southern Missouri.

drin=ving home from a call this morning i saw some red legs thru an open overhead door.turned around to take a pic. dated 1952 0n the belly.guy says his mom painted parts of it cause of fadingof course not for sale,but was still fun to find and see!!

this garage is just over the border in pa.....its an original clockface airmeter and check out the porcelain bathroom sign too.

second pic is in milford, de.....check out the huge double sided neon BFG sign....word on the streets is you can buy it for 3k

HEY MICK, DID YOU NOTICE YOUR REFLECTION IN THE GLASS OF THAT CABINET?
YOU AND YOUR CAMERA UP AGAINST THE OUTSIDE GLASS? LOL!!

ya know doc,i didnt notice that.just thought it must be some girls office and she had a picture of a mighty handsome guy in there!!

Here are a couple of pictures from this week, out junking a little. The pump is still hooked up and working on my friends ranch. Can you find the good sign at the bottom picture????

El Paso license plate attachment?

Close. That is an El Paso pump plate, porcelain....

A SELF-MADE SHOT OF TWO PICTURES SINCE I DON'T POST HERE MUCH!

Trip thru Missuori/Iowa to pick up some stuff.

These two station are roughly 30 yards from each other. The sign pole is the same in both pictures. Check out the manual and electric reset on the pumps.

Pumps at the station that looks to have been both DX and Sinclair at some time.

Buildings are right next to each other. One with the pole was a Phillips and the other was a DX station and towing from the 40's.

A couple of photos from Seligman Az.

A couple of the repro cans being sold

I just want to thank everyone for taking time to photograph all this cool stuff,it's one of my favorite things on Oldgas!I have to get off my duff and do the same someday.
Joe

Driving home, already late for dinner. Garage door is open on a corner house and what do I see?

Anco windshield wiper cart!

late 60's 70's? has flat square stainless pump pictured on the top

decent shape

Left my phone # with the guy
Value?

Not much value. I have two. Bought them both at auctions. I paid $3 for one and $1 for the other. Both in pretty decent condition.

Made a trip to gasoildudes this past Wen. and found a couple things. I'm assuming that the Zephyr is the local newspaper. Any interest in these pumps?