More old gas stations

[oldford2]

http://hipspics.freewebspace.com/gas/gas.html

[49 Spinner]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing

[Cecil/WV]

I see a visable pump dispensing 10% corn gas in the 30's.

[cushman man]

Thanks as always great pictures. One thing I did see no over weight people. This was before our fast food generation.

[CC33]

Fabulous!!! Love going down memory lane with these old photos. I like the one from 1938 with the 2 men in "Bell Cap" uniforms polishing the glass, while 2 others check air pressure and fill the gas. How could a station make payroll back then, when only charging pennies for gas?
Great times in our history.

[CC33]

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Originally Posted by cushman man

Thanks as always great pictures. One thing I did see no over weight people. This was before our fast food generation.

Excellant point!

[larry/Texas]

Back in the early '50's you were able to climb up into the "Old Bomber" and I can remember doing it. It is on old US Hwy 99 going south out of Portland, Or. I believe it is still there.

[T Scott]

It looks like the three "suits" at the corn alcohol pumps would blow you away in a heart beat if you looked at them cross eyed!

[flatford8]

The 5th picture has quite a line of self serve pumps. Looks like an Irving station today......Mark

[bigvince]

Can't believe the gal pumping gas in the 47 Ford convert took her gloves OFF!

[ford35lh]

Is that an early pallet stacker system ???

What is the name of that device.

lynn

[47COE]

Originally Posted by larry/Texas

Back in the early '50's you were able to climb up into the "Old Bomber" and I can remember doing it. It is on old US Hwy 99 going south out of Portland, Or. I believe it is still there.

Yes, the bomber is still there but it isn't a gas station any more. There's now a bomber restaurant back of the gas pumps in the picture run by descendants of the guy that bought the bomber and flew it up to the Portland area.

Tom

[38cab]

Originally Posted by CC33

Fabulous!!! Love going down memory lane with these old photos. I like the one from 1938 with the 2 men in "Bell Cap" uniforms polishing the glass, while 2 others check air pressure and fill the gas. How could a station make payroll back then, when only charging pennies for gas?
Great times in our history.

I worked pumping gas and washing cars at a station in 1958. Pay was $2.00 a day.