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I GOT MY JANUARY 2006 ISSUE OF P.C.M. ON SATURDAY AND JUST FINALLY OPENED THE MAILING COVER TO SEE WHAT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE. I WAS DELIGHTFULLY PLEASED TO SEE A "CLOSE TO HOME" IMAGE OF A LOCAL GAS STATION FROM 50+ YEARS AGO GRACING THE COVER!



KNOWING I HAD A MINT POSTCARD OF THE SAME IMAGE, I DUG IT OUT AND SCANNED IT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT SOME PHOTO EDITING WAS DONE FROM THE ORIGINAL IMAGE TO THE COVER. SOME CROPPING CUT OUT ONE SIGN POLE AND THE RIVERHEAD SIGN IN THE FOREGROUND HAD A LIGHT POLE THAT WAS NEATLY CUT OUT!

HOW CLOSE TO HOME? THIS STATION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY IS ABOUT 16 MILES FROM T.A.G. EAST....EVEN LESS AS THE CROW FLIES.....LIKE MAYBE 6! I REMEMBER SCOPING THIS GAS STATION OUT SHORTLY AFTER WINNING THIS CARD ON EBAY AND IT'S
GONE, BEING REPLACED BY A FREE STANDING W/CANOPY TYPE NEWER STATION. IT'S ON A SIDE OF SOUTHAMPTON TOWN THAT I SELDOMLY DRIVE THRU...MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR! LOOKS LIKE FOUR ERIE 748 STYLE SERIES PUMPS ON 2 ISLANDS WITH 2 DIFFERENT GLOBES ON THE LEFT ISLAND.



HERE'S ANOTHER KICKER....ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO A LOCAL SIGN GUY IN RIVERHEAD (ED PURCELL, SR.) HAD A SMALL SHOP ON EAST MAIN STREET.
DON'T KNOW WHEN ED WENT TO THE BIG NEON SIGN SHOP IN THE SKY, BUT HE HAD OVER A DOZEN 6' TYDOL SIGNS LIKE THE ONE ON THIS POSTCARD LAYING AROUND HIS YARD.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE CHANCES WERE THAT ONE OF THE 6 GREEN BAND SIGNS THAT I BOUGHT FROM HIS SON IN 1999 COULD BE ONE FROM THIS VERY STATION? HMMMM, COOL FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS COOL "CLOSE TO HOME" MOMENT AND THANK WAYNE HENDERSON AND SCOTT BENJAMIN FOR MAKING MY DAY!

DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES

COOL STUFF DOC... The close to home stuff is just a little more special. But did you notice, that even though the light pole was edited out, it still left a shadow?

Cool photo. Does anyone know if the sign on the roof is still around? That's very cool! Are there any more photos of it in the magazine?

Thanks,
Dean <---now you know why it's of interest!

JEFF, NOW THAT YOU CALL MY ATTENTION TO IT...I SEE'S IT! TOO FUNNY! AND A SMALL "OOPS" THERE!

DEAN, THAT STATION BUILDING HAS BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME SINCE THE MID-70'S I WOULD GUESS. I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START ON LOCATING THAT. HATE TO SAY IT, BUT IT MORE THAN LIKELY ENDED UP IN A DUMPSTER OR COULD STILL BE IN DEAN'S FAMILY? QUESTION IS WHO IS DEAN AND WHERE IS HE NOW? PETRO HEAVEN I WOULD GUESS!

DOC @ TAG.WEST

Cool pic Doc, That looks like a 1950 chevy fake woody wagon or close, I had a 50 up to paint stage and sold it realizing i'd have more in it than it would be worth. Hey greendean, nice to see you posting again. '''''''''''''''Ron