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 |