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FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 #217745 Wed Dec 08 2010 12:22 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 332 Kearney, NE D DasFast1 OP Petro Enthusiast OP DasFast1 Petro Enthusiast D Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 332 Kearney, NE I was looking at old pics of Iowa Gas a while back and as a newbie saw a sign that looked very familar. I thought I'd share it with everyone. Uploaded with ImageShack.us For me it is more like a D.B.E.D. (drive by every day) Life is like a video game. The more you play, the better you get!!!

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 DasFast1 #217746 Wed Dec 08 2010 12:25 PM Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,471 Likes: 1022 So. Ca. advertologist Veteran Member advertologist Veteran Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,471 Likes: 1022 So. Ca. That's a cool picture..thanks for sharing RANDY

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 advertologist #217753 Wed Dec 08 2010 12:51 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif Dick Bennett Veteran Member Dick Bennett Veteran Member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif They have a nice display inside the building also. [Sign does have dink where a truck hit one side], Really looks GOOD @ night lit up.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Dick Bennett #217770 Wed Dec 08 2010 03:02 PM Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 2 TEXAS DIESEL Veteran Member DIESEL Veteran Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,336 Likes: 2 TEXAS GREAT PIC,WHAT A NEAT BUILDING & SIGNS OF COURSE! CHRIS BUYING ANYTHING EARLY HUMBLE OIL CO. BUY SELL TRADE ORIGINAL GAS PUMP PARTS

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 DIESEL #217854 Wed Dec 08 2010 09:28 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL thermactor Veteran Member thermactor Veteran Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL Cool picture, DasFast! As the host of the FATW feature, I would like to request that, in the future, members wait until a particular installment has been started to post pictures, rather than starting a new installment themselves. Thanks, Wes

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 thermactor #217858 Wed Dec 08 2010 09:45 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL thermactor Veteran Member thermactor Veteran Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL Nice old station in central Illinois:

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 thermactor #217859 Wed Dec 08 2010 09:46 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL thermactor Veteran Member thermactor Veteran Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL Here's a Wayne 511 blend pump wasting away in front of an old bulk plant building. I wonder what else is inside?

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 thermactor #217862 Wed Dec 08 2010 10:23 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 411 Johnstown, Pa AllenBrown82 Petro Enthusiast AllenBrown82 Petro Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 411 Johnstown, Pa noone can have it, it's already spoken for when i get, i should say if i get it but i thought i would share it with yall anyway. By AllenBrown82 at 2010-10-13 By AllenBrown82 at 2010-10-13

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 AllenBrown82 #217863 Wed Dec 08 2010 10:29 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 853 Mountain Home, AR USA coke_and_stuff Petro Enthusiast coke_and_stuff Petro Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 853 Mountain Home, AR USA Gee I wonder who spoke for it??? Joey

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 coke_and_stuff #217864 Wed Dec 08 2010 10:31 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 411 Johnstown, Pa AllenBrown82 Petro Enthusiast AllenBrown82 Petro Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 411 Johnstown, Pa i could tell you but i'd have to kill you...

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 AllenBrown82 #218211 Fri Dec 10 2010 02:13 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,979 Likes: 1 smyrna, de USA THERMOMAN Veteran Member THERMOMAN Veteran Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,979 Likes: 1 smyrna, de USA Not petro..... But I seen this big sunbeam bread sign on the side of a corner store. Sign is about 5ft X 3ft and tin. The store is in a really ruff section of Wilmington, de. Didn't stop me from trying to buy from the owner, he says it's real popular and has a lot of people ask about it. I guess it will rot away on the wall in another 30 years. Still very cool to see!!!! see me at Mason Dixon Gas, Spring Carlisle M114-115, and Hershey C4E-35.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THERMOMAN #219274 Wed Dec 15 2010 04:09 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada Jack R Veteran Member Jack R Veteran Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada A couple more seen in Ok. Last edited by Jack R; Wed Dec 15 2010 04:16 PM.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Jack R #219277 Wed Dec 15 2010 04:20 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada Jack R Veteran Member Jack R Veteran Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Jack R #219278 Wed Dec 15 2010 04:24 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada Jack R Veteran Member Jack R Veteran Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,086 Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Jack R #219307 Wed Dec 15 2010 06:16 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 477 Shorewood,IL Lucky's Lonestar Petro Enthusiast Lucky's Lonestar Petro Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 477 Shorewood,IL Adding from my post.... LUCKY'S LONESTAR GAS & OIL ««Looking for the Sinclair Mobiline and Pennsylvania Motor Oil Vertical Signs

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Lucky's Lonestar #219321 Wed Dec 15 2010 06:50 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA SPOTTED THIS FUNNY SIGN WHILE OUT DRIVING RANDOM UNTRAVELED ROADS TODAY... HOPE IT COUNTS? DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #219336 Wed Dec 15 2010 07:43 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 477 Shorewood,IL Lucky's Lonestar Petro Enthusiast Lucky's Lonestar Petro Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 477 Shorewood,IL wow ther Originally Posted By: THE AMERICAN GARAGE SPOTTED THIS FUNNY SIGN WHILE OUT DRIVING RANDOM UNTRAVELED ROADS TODAY... HOPE IT COUNTS? wows theres alot of Sunco's in the area! lol LUCKY'S LONESTAR GAS & OIL ««Looking for the Sinclair Mobiline and Pennsylvania Motor Oil Vertical Signs

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 DasFast1 #219345 Wed Dec 15 2010 08:09 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 124 Likes: 1 Overland Park, Kansas W wwagonman Petro Enthusiast wwagonman Petro Enthusiast W Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 124 Likes: 1 Overland Park, Kansas Callao Missouri

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 DasFast1 #219352 Wed Dec 15 2010 08:26 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 124 Likes: 1 Overland Park, Kansas W wwagonman Petro Enthusiast wwagonman Petro Enthusiast W Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 124 Likes: 1 Overland Park, Kansas Macon Missouri Painted over green tiles form the three "ribs" around the station. An old Phillips station faces off against Standard An old Standard faces off against the Phillips station.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 wwagonman #219367 Wed Dec 15 2010 09:51 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif Dick Bennett Veteran Member Dick Bennett Veteran Member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif Description: Painted over green tiles form the three "ribs" around the station. Might be painted over Green [3] & White [2] Alum used on TEXACO stations.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 DasFast1 #219418 Thu Dec 16 2010 08:08 AM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 782 Likes: 2 PA cormy Petro Enthusiast cormy Petro Enthusiast Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 782 Likes: 2 PA flying A porcelain pump

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Dick Bennett #219554 Thu Dec 16 2010 06:46 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 366 Jackson, MO, USA S sanford Petro Enthusiast sanford Petro Enthusiast S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 366 Jackson, MO, USA There are several nice old stations in Macon. I posted a shot of a Skelly from there a few weeks ago.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 sanford #219878 Sat Dec 18 2010 06:47 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA I GO OUT FOR A WALK THIS MORNING IN THE NURSERY OF WHICH MANY 100'S OF ACRES SURROUNDS MY HOME. MANY DIRT ROADS TO CHOOSE FROM SO I TRIED A NEW ROUTE THIS MORNING AND SPOTTED THE TOP OF THIS BEHIND A HEDGE AT A HOUSE/BACKYARD ONLY ABOUT A 1/4" FROM WHERE I LIVE. JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THIS STUFF IS STILL OUT THERE AND SOMETIMES ALOT CLOSER TO HOME THAN YOU THINK. ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT IS? DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #219880 Sat Dec 18 2010 06:51 AM Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 472 Minot,ND USA P porcelain-neon Petro Enthusiast porcelain-neon Petro Enthusiast P Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 472 Minot,ND USA Doc, I think it is one of them there olde-tyme gas pumpy things. Still looking for that Union 76 ball And I collect big old porcelain neon signs

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #219881 Sat Dec 18 2010 06:52 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif Dick Bennett Veteran Member Dick Bennett Veteran Member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT IS? I's a 325. It's in the Book. Reproduction/Fantasy Cans http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/oldegaspump/AllCansMASTERTHUMBNAIL_zps4bfdbbc7.jpg Rnd Can Re-lids

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Dick Bennett #219884 Sat Dec 18 2010 06:58 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA MY BOOK IS ON LOAN...HENCE MY ASKING D.B. DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #219894 Sat Dec 18 2010 09:10 AM Joined: May 2009 Posts: 990 Likes: 1 Spokane, Washington hillsideshortleg Petro Enthusiast hillsideshortleg Petro Enthusiast Joined: May 2009 Posts: 990 Likes: 1 Spokane, Washington HEAVY

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 hillsideshortleg #219896 Sat Dec 18 2010 09:19 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif Dick Bennett Veteran Member Dick Bennett Veteran Member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 22,780 Likes: 5 Santa Paula, Calif YES Reproduction/Fantasy Cans http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/oldegaspump/AllCansMASTERTHUMBNAIL_zps4bfdbbc7.jpg Rnd Can Re-lids

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Lucky's Lonestar #220018 Sun Dec 19 2010 09:05 AM Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 629 Georgia coheley5 Petro Enthusiast coheley5 Petro Enthusiast Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 629 Georgia cedartown GA not sure of age or brand Remember you are only as good as your help If you don't make any noise no one will hear you!

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 AllenBrown82 #220959 Wed Dec 22 2010 10:30 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,027 Likes: 136 Cameron Park,Ca. MATT ALVAREZ Veteran Member MATT ALVAREZ Veteran Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,027 Likes: 136 Cameron Park,Ca. I posted this station back it June that I spotted in San Fransico. tonite I was sorting old gas station photos and found a old photo of the station. <script src='http://img153.imageshack.us/shareable/?i=station026.jpg&p=tl' type='text/javascript'></script><noscript></noscript> Uploaded with ImageShack.us I likeShell

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 MATT ALVAREZ #220971 Thu Dec 23 2010 12:02 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,772 Likes: 1 illinois Lastgas15 Veteran Member Lastgas15 Veteran Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,772 Likes: 1 illinois Its great to see the now and then pictures of the station Matt. Do you live in the area? My sister lives in Lafayette. Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 MATT ALVAREZ #220994 Thu Dec 23 2010 06:35 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA Originally Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ I posted this station back it June that I spotted in San Fransico. tonite I was sorting old gas station photos and found a old photo of the station. <script src='http://img153.imageshack.us/shareable/?i=station026.jpg&p=tl' type='text/javascript'></script><noscript></noscript> Uploaded with ImageShack.us NOT ONLY IS IT A 76 GAS STATION, BUT ALSO A PONTIAC AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION! VERY COOL BUILDING THAT IS UNIQUELY DOUBLED BRANDED WITH SIGNS. LOVE THE FLYING PONTIAC LETTERS SIGN. DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Lastgas15 #221135 Thu Dec 23 2010 07:02 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,027 Likes: 136 Cameron Park,Ca. MATT ALVAREZ Veteran Member MATT ALVAREZ Veteran Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,027 Likes: 136 Cameron Park,Ca. Originally Posted By: Lastgas15 Its great to see the now and then pictures of the station Matt. Do you live in the area? My sister lives in Lafayette. I used to live in the south bay area. I was about 45 minutes to an hour from the station then. I am now in the Sacramento area. I likeShell

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 MATT ALVAREZ #221482 Sun Dec 26 2010 01:19 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois C chadrock00 Veteran Member chadrock00 Veteran Member C Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois Iowa backroads

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 chadrock00 #221486 Sun Dec 26 2010 02:00 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA DOUBLE WOWWIE! TELL ME YOU STOPPED IN? LOL! THIS IS IN THE HOME STATE OF AMERICAN PICKERS AND THEY HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET? SOMETIMES THE BEST STUFF IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND UNDER YOUR NOSE. AS A SIGN COLLECTOR, THIS REALLY MAKES MY DAY! DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #221487 Sun Dec 26 2010 02:10 PM Joined: May 2009 Posts: 990 Likes: 1 Spokane, Washington hillsideshortleg Petro Enthusiast hillsideshortleg Petro Enthusiast Joined: May 2009 Posts: 990 Likes: 1 Spokane, Washington seeing that made my Christmas complete? Thanks for posting!!

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 hillsideshortleg #221488 Sun Dec 26 2010 02:23 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 486 South Dakota G garagejunkie Petro Enthusiast garagejunkie Petro Enthusiast G Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 486 South Dakota Wow!!!! Awesome barn.Sure wish I could run across something like that in my travels.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 garagejunkie #221497 Sun Dec 26 2010 03:05 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,994 Antioch,IL oldnfuelish Veteran Member oldnfuelish Veteran Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,994 Antioch,IL nice!! Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 oldnfuelish #221503 Sun Dec 26 2010 03:53 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois C chadrock00 Veteran Member chadrock00 Veteran Member C Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois As you can imagine, NFS. Nothing. He has a couple pole signs in the yards as well, R.R Crossing, and signs inside the buildings as well.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 chadrock00 #221532 Sun Dec 26 2010 07:00 PM Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,346 Oneida IL USA G gasoildude Veteran Member gasoildude Veteran Member G Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,346 Oneida IL USA WOW makes my barn look like cr*p LOL Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 gasoildude #221537 Sun Dec 26 2010 07:20 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 925 Moline, IL, USA M Mac Petro Enthusiast Mac Petro Enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 925 Moline, IL, USA I believe that the person who owns the barns and all those signs is out of Macquoketa,Ia. They are running a business, like the American Pickers. They run ads all the time wanting to buy old gas pumps, signs, etc. They have a website, if I could find it, that has the same barn on their home page. Everything is priced retail. Mac

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Mac #221545 Sun Dec 26 2010 08:03 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois C chadrock00 Veteran Member chadrock00 Veteran Member C Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois I can assure these are not the same people. The website may have used this picture, but definetly not the same people. This place is located just north of Washington, Iowa, about 15 minutes from Keota/Wellman area. As I stated, NFS.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 chadrock00 #221556 Mon Dec 27 2010 05:53 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 925 Moline, IL, USA M Mac Petro Enthusiast Mac Petro Enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 925 Moline, IL, USA Chad, They must have used the same pic then. Every one in a while I see a Craiglist ad for a gas pump or sign and they have a link to their website that shows that same barn and signs. Perhaps they just used that same pic. Mac

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 Mac #221919 Tue Dec 28 2010 08:35 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois C chadrock00 Veteran Member chadrock00 Veteran Member C Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois Thought this was cool.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 chadrock00 #222106 Wed Dec 29 2010 08:08 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA COULD BE AN OLD CROWN STATION IN PLAINVIEW, NY. PIC TAKEN ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. THE ONLY THINGS MISSING ON THE BUILDING ARE THE SIGN EXTENSIONS ABOVE THE ROOFLINE IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORNERS. I BELIEVE CROWN WAS SOLD ON LONG ISLAND BACK IN THE LATE 60'S. DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #223015 Sun Jan 02 2011 02:29 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 366 Jackson, MO, USA S sanford Petro Enthusiast sanford Petro Enthusiast S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 366 Jackson, MO, USA Hey Chad, is that Travelier Motel in Macon MO? I'm really liking that Deep Rock sign, where's it located?

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 sanford #223043 Sun Jan 02 2011 05:14 PM Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,749 richmond , Virginia eshaver Veteran Member eshaver Veteran Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,749 richmond , Virginia Doc, in 1953 or so, the station probably looked just like this one . Here's a model of a typical Twin Chimney station see ya on the road folks !

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 eshaver #223058 Sun Jan 02 2011 05:40 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA ED, WHEN YOU SAY CHIMNEY...WERE THEY ACTUALLY FUNCTIONAL AS CHIMNEYS? DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 THE AMERICAN GARAGE #223070 Sun Jan 02 2011 06:49 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois C chadrock00 Veteran Member chadrock00 Veteran Member C Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,187 Warsaw, Illinois Yes that sign is in Macon. The deep rock is about 30 miles north of Kirksville, right off the highway.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 chadrock00 #223221 Mon Jan 03 2011 04:41 PM Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,749 richmond , Virginia eshaver Veteran Member eshaver Veteran Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,749 richmond , Virginia I P- Med Doc on the "Chimneys " this former Crown station once had . Basicly the two towers actually held illuminated Crown signs that on a clear night were generally visable for a mile . Ed Shaver see ya on the road folks !

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 eshaver #223892 Thu Jan 06 2011 06:16 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL thermactor Veteran Member thermactor Veteran Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,242 Decatur, IL Those are purely aesthetic elements, not functional. I understand that they were called Pylons, and were a common motif in the 50s and early 60s.

Re: FATW -- Found Along The Way -- December 2010 thermactor #223899 Thu Jan 06 2011 06:36 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member THE AMERICAN GARAGE Veteran Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,110 Likes: 1 PECONIC BAY, L.I., NY, USA PYLONS AS YOU CALL THEM WERE NOT JUST A PART OF GAS STATION ARCHITECTURE, BUT ON SHOPPING CENTERS AS WELL. DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE