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Found two or 3 neons, I brought a few of them home and will take a picture later today. Tom you are right and I am up to my you know what in other stuff too. The corvette is almost done.

I can't believe someone hasn't figured out what brand of gas it was. I think that DoDo
is on the right track by looking at the concrete semaphore shapes. There was not a grease pit as it was a grocery/barber shop/gas station. Back in the 30's this area was called Coalfield and was part of the Newcastle coal mining operations of the time. This was the main highway(Sunset Hwy) before the interstate went in many years later. The building is made from alot of old mining timbers. So far I have found signs refering to it as the Sunset tavern,Coalfield tavern and the current name on the sign.

Time...

them nmight be clock hands as well!!!

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Congrats, Craig. Looks like just down the street from your house. SR900 was not the Sunset Highway though, that would be US10 (I-90 now). SR900 used to be ALT. US10.

What about the building on the other side of 164th? Looks like oil and gas could possibly have been sold out of that place too.

I'll just guess Shell, can't read or open any of the thumbnails.

Vern

Just to update you guys on the station. In the blackberries behind the station I found the other end of the Island. So now I have one for both sides of my driveway. I have not determined what brand gas it was, but I have found two pieces of Signal gas stuff in the building. I'll post a picture later. One was a yard stick and the other a cool Signal Gasoline license plate topper. The round end of the license plate topper had been nailed over a hole to keep the mice out at one time. Go figure.

Craig

Here is the signal piece I found.

Hey I thought you guys might like an update on my restaurant. The picture attached shows the station was a Texaco in 1939. You can see the concrete post supports I found. I think this is a cool picture and I wish the place still looked like this. However over the years parts have been removed and added for widening of the road and changes in business. What ever I thought you would like to see what I found out.

Craig



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Nice picture, but I want to hear the story on where and how you found it. Highway dept. archives, maybe?

I went to the county tax asessor's office archieves. Here they keep the tax records from 1976 back to the 1800's. The asessor takes a picture every so many years and puts it in the file. Bingo the 1939 picture told the story. Some of the other pictures showed other buildings in the area from 39 to 57.

Craig