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Old 10-12-2006, 05:30 PM
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Default Old Gas Stations Still Standing

A few of the guys on Oldgas.com took a drive through southern Illinois and Missouri documenting these along the way.In a world of daily change up here,it's amazing how some real Americana still exists down there.

http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/ubb/F...ML/001593.html
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Old 10-12-2006, 07:19 PM
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Neat stuff.
Now that reminds me of an old gas station in Fox Lake on Rte. 12, north of the big bridge, on the west side. I'll try to get a pic before the snow buries it.
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I saw this one in Motala, Sweden, in August. Most of the old ones that remain over here, are smaller.
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There is an old Mobilgas Station in Necedah Wisconsin....very small building, 2 pumps...... a 1 car lift is OUTSIDE !
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Default Re: Old Gas Stations Still Standing

Here's a link from Harley Tech Talk that took on it's own form.
I really enjoy looking at these.
http://groups.msn.com/harleytechtalk/gen...610316038248307
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Default Re: Old Gas Stations Still Standing

Cool...I have been to a few of those. It makes me want to go on a road trip.
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Default Re: Old Gas Stations Still Standing

I love the old gas stuff too and there's still lots of old stations around this area of Ontario Canada..
I've been taking notice in the last few years of the original signposts even though the gas signs are long gone..
Some are quite detailed and I can't help but think the original posts may soon be harder to get than the signs themselves, especially when the metal thieves figure it out and start dropping them like trees just to get a few bucks in weight..

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My wife refers to this type of thing as coming from the "age of innocence". These gas stations are like old barns.......they are dinosaurs. Kind of sad but neat none the less.
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Anyone from here know what's at this location today?
circa late 1950's.


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here is a picture of my mom's first husbands gas station. he died in 1942. it was located in westerville ohio, just north of columbus. it is still standing to this day, though no longer a working station. dennis
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