28 Discovered Photographs Depicting the Appearance of Service Stations in the United States During the Early 20th Century

   

These amazing photos were found by Steve Hagy that show what service stations of the US looked like in the 1920s and 1930s.

Jeff's Texaco, Newburgh, New York Area, August 22, 1924

 

Western Oil Station at Pentwater, Michigan, 1926

 

 
Reeder's Sinclair, Lake City, Michigan, June 29, 1927

 

Hazel Filling Station, West Virginia, May 12, 1929

 

Rest "A" While Camps, Clinton, Maine, August 28, 1929

 

 
Super X Gas Station at 910 Broadway, Newark, New Jersey, September 4, 1929

 

Shady Lawn Cottages - Texaco at Oakland, Iowa, circa late 1920s

 

 
Business District with Deep Rock Gasoline, Maple Lake, Minnesota, circa 1930s

 

 
Crystal Brook Farm, Derby Line, Vermont, circa 1930s

 

 
Gridley's cabins, restaurant, and gasoline, Otter Lake, NY, circa 1930s

 

Howard Brothers Store & Socony Gas, Piermont, New Hampshire, June 21, 1930

 

 
Log Cabin Inn, Cold Brook, NY, circa 1930s

 

Tashers Indian Village & Texaco, South Bend, Indiana, circa 1930s

 

 
Butler's Esso, Prescottville, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1933

 

Esso Station Route 11, Nicholson, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1933

 

 
Gochnour's Lunch Room & Cottage, along old U.S. 220 between Bedford and Claysburg, Osterburg, PA, August 14, 1933

 

Temple Cabins & Gulf Gasoline, West Wilton, New Hampshire, June 21, 1933

 

 
Conoco Stations at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, July 19, 1935

 

 
Heinz Grocery Meats, St Petersburg, Florida, February 15, 1935

 

 
Lincoln Lodge on U.S. 30, Ligonier, PA, August 5, 1935

 

Lone Spruce Lodge & Gulf Gasoline, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, August 19, 1935

 

 
Silver Spring Tavern at Bartlett, New Hampshire, July 3, 1937

 

Blue's Gas Station, along U.S. 201 not far from the Canadian border, Jackman, Maine, February 9, 1938

 

 
Dennie's Corner, Shafer Lake, Indiana, August 2, 1938

 

Harvey's Service Station, Route 219 near Oakland, Maryland, July 11, 1938

 

 
Hi-Way Texaco Service, Texline, Texas, September 5, 1938

 

Scenic City Kabin Kamp, Iowa Falls, Iowa, June 3, 1939

 

 
Stone Tavern on U.S. 219 near Oakland, Maryland, August 9, 1939