another one bites the dust

[37 Cab]

Location on or near Route 66 seems to help!

It does..

 

[cmbrucew]

I drove 66 close to twenty times, St Louis to L.A. Does any one have pictures of the Whiting Brothers Gas stations. You get the coupon and get a discount of two cents a gallon. Helped going cross country.
Bruce

 

[BlueSunoco]

At least some have been preserved such as the H.P. Sears station in Rome NY:

NICE!! I hope those globes are repops or else fastened down real tight they have a tendency to walk off during the night

 

[Rand]

Here's one close to me...getting squeezed out by all the big buildings in the town square of ******* Ga. Yes...I agree truly works of art!
Randy

 

[Rand]

a couple more....wonder how that **evy got in there?
Randy

 

[Rand]

Ok ....still a couple more of some not so old stations with that darned **evy
all within 60 miles or so from home.
Randy

 

[rheltzel]

A Korean restaurant in Sacramento. At least the building has been saved and not torn down.

 

[rheltzel]

One more...a former Flying A station, now a sandwich shop in Modesto, CA known as the Brighter Side (best sandwiches in the Central Valley, by the way).

 

[tiger.1000]

This one in Dane End, Hertfordshire. UK. Grade 2 listing and for sale at £350,000 ! Pounds not dollars !

Original pumps included in price !

 

[Byron Warwick]

Here is one that is preserved. It is on the main street of Port Huron Michigan. Sorry about the distraction on the running Board. There are nice pumps in front but out of picture range. Byron.

 

[cmbrucew]

Here is one In Albuquerque, NM.
They had gas stations, Grocery's and motels, about every 200 miles on route 66.
Bruce

 

[Rand]

Cant forget this one on Route 66 with that darn truck again!!
One of mt Favorite's
Randy

 

[Mike B]

One more...a former Flying A station, now a sandwich shop in Modesto, CA known as the Brighter Side (best sandwiches in the Central Valley, by the way).

Will have to check the location, never heard or seen of it.

Edit:

Just checked , can't ever recall a filing station there.

 

[rheltzel]

I've eaten there many times. It clearly was a gas station at one time. The owners claim it was a Flying A station.

They serve the best Chicken Salad Sandwich I've ever had. Next time you're in Modesto, you should stop by.

 

[Sixseven]

Here's one close to me...getting squeezed out by all the big buildings in the town square of ******* Ga. Yes...I agree truly works of art!
Randy

I live nearby this location and have seen this station. It looks like it might be privately owned and serves as storage and hang out space for the owner. I'll have to stop in to check this out, then report back. It can be expensive to own real estate that does not produce income, just like it can be expensive to own a vehicle that isn't purposed for daily transportation. Also, a vehicle can be moved out of the way of progress, real estate improvements cannot be feasibly moved.

The old center of the City of ******* is being replaced with nearby big box "square" architecture a couple miles away, closer to an intersection with an interstate. This may save the old ******* that we see today.