Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Walt Longmire Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I have actually fueled up using the old visible pumps. Use a hand pump to fill the glass on top. Gravity feed into the car. The last one I used was up at Mt St Helens way before the mountain blew. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterfox Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Near Fort Collins Colorado taken about 1980 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I worked at a ESSO station in the late sixties. In the summer young women would come in late at night wanting to trade for some gas! Also saw many boobies in summer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furetto7 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Eric said: I love old pics like this. I believe this one was in Milwaukee Oregon, I remember going there with my grandfather when I was a kid, at one time you could go inside. Edited August 2, 2018 by furetto7 Double post. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I wish a photo of the first drive in gas station were available. Here is a link to the story, however. tom. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/27696 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, deputy tom said: I wish a photo of the first drive in gas station were available. Here is a link to the story, however. tom. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/27696 That's pretty cool. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Any time. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Gas Station on Cocoa Beach when 520 and A1A were two lanes. Bought gas there a few times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beararms Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 1:15 PM, Eric said: My maternal Grandfather had a gas station that looked like this one. I can’t remember who franchised it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Edited August 5, 2018 by norton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali-Glock Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 This is one of a couple in Sacramento. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDcent Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 1:15 PM, Eric said: I could use some help. What's the purpose of this rack system, and how did they load and unload it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 3, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, NDcent said: I could use some help. What's the purpose of this rack system, and how did they load and unload it? That system is a way to park a lot of cars in a small footprint. I'm not sure what the lifting mechanism looked like, but I am guessing it was complicated as hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, NDcent said: I could use some help. What's the purpose of this rack system, and how did they load and unload it? They never really stopped being used. Here is a modern version: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDcent Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, Eric said: That system is a way to park a lot of cars in a small footprint. I'm not sure what the lifting mechanism looked like, but I am guessing it was complicated as hell. Well after some zooming, I can see lighting shining down and between the towers. You can also see some type upright structure between them and kind of under where the lights are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDcent Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, XSIV4S said: They never really stopped being used. Here is a modern version: Well I ain't never. Would love to see one of those old ones work, too. They had a turn table in our town years ago that turned the train engines around, called a'round house'. They did a lot with a little back in the day, amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Strange name for a gas station. I used to live in a small town and the "Town Pump" was a girl who anyone who wanted to have sex with her would be accommodated. they have these in Montana and in Oregon it's called "Town Pump" Edited March 4, 2019 by Borg warner 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 3, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 hours ago, NDcent said: Well after some zooming, I can see lighting shining down and between the towers. You can also see some type upright structure between them and kind of under where the lights are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) On 8/2/2018 at 12:33 PM, deputy tom said: I wish a photo of the first drive in gas station were available. Here is a link to the story, however. tom. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/27696 Here's the photo: Edited August 3, 2018 by Borg warner 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Borg warner said: Here's the photo: Thank you. Those houses don't exist now. They were replaced by a parking lot. Even the replacement Gulf station that was there when I was a kid is gone. tom. https://www.bing.com/maps?q=grant+street+at+the+blvd.+of+the+allies&FORM=HDRSC4 Edited August 3, 2018 by deputy tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I used to Pump Ethyl. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Walt Longmire said: I used to Pump Ethyl. Me too. tom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Big Johnson Lube Shop. Jack her up, give her a quick squirt, and get ready for the next one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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