Abandoned Gas Stations

[kojack06]

Originally Posted by Jbay

http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHil...zoro-Texas.htm

Originally, "Higgins Gap, named after a family of early settlers, was Izoro's original name. In 1886 when a post office was applied for, they submitted the name of a local woman, Izoro Gilliam. Our source* says she "undoubtably was an extraordinary person" but it's also possible that the postmaster was smitten."

http://www.texasescapes.com/ClayCoppedge/Izoro.htm

to Izoro Gilliam

was talking to a feller today at the barber shop, said he pumped gas at a full service station many moons ago

cost 15 cents a gallon, he had to ask where the gas cap was located often, said he met lots of nice folks

Nice picture. I ride past this old station frequently and noticed last week there is now a fence around it.

[kurt]

Originally Posted by SwampFox

I concur Mac:

I'd love to convert something like this into a residence.

[bmcdonau]

Restored station in Albany



One in need of restoration in Breckenridge



Another saved in Gonzalez



Talpa

Cypress Mill



Shamrock



Shamrock again



This one had just closed in Sheffield.

[bmcdonau]

Originally Posted by kojack06

Nice picture. I ride past this old station frequently and noticed last week there is now a fence around it.

A friend of mine had kin in Izoro and Lometa. I drank many a Nehi on the front porch of that station.

[kojack06]

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

A friend of mine had kin in Izoro and Lometa. I drank many a Nehi on the front porch of that station.

I love to come around that curve, see the Texaco sign, and think about what the station use to be, that the business was someones dream and aspiration, and simpler times. Its sad to see these stations closed, particularly ones I remember going to in the early 60's. I like to think they were everything their owners wanted them to be.

[Mad Mac]

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

Eight great pictures in one post. I wonder about the phantom station that has only the pumps remaining. The picture above is a great example of the Art Deco era. What is that station going to become?

[fclay]

Does anyone know of a guide to abandoned or old gas or filling stations. There was one at the corner of 620 and 2222 in the early 60's Monroes Texaco, he had a coke machine that had returnable bottles that you put your dime in and they despensed on a slide system straight up. One night we were out riding our bicycles and opened the top on some drinks and used a straw to drink a few without paying, still feel bad about that,after 52 years. They were sure cold. He never put a lock on it and I never did it again.

[DaveC]

Originally Posted by fclay

Does anyone know of a guide to abandoned or old gas or filling stations. There was one at the corner of 620 and 2222 in the early 60's Monroes Texaco, he had a coke machine that had returnable bottles that you put your dime in and they despensed on a slide system straight up. One night we were out riding our bicycles and opened the top on some drinks and used a straw to drink a few without paying, still feel bad about that,after 52 years. They were sure cold. He never put a lock on it and I never did it again.

This is the abandon gas station thread, the confessional thread hasn't been started yet.

[fclay]

I'm serious about the guide, how do you find them, I've stumbled on some on drves. I love to look at them.

[bmcdonau]

Originally Posted by Mad Mac

Eight great pictures in one post. I wonder about the phantom station that has only the pumps remaining. The picture above is a great example of the Art Deco era. What is that station going to become?

It's now the chamber of commerce for Shamrock.

[bmcdonau]

I was in Archer City Sunday and found these four stations on the Square around the courthouse.









Today, its hard to see how these stations could all have been economically viable. Gas was cheap, people pumped the gas for you and there we a lot fewer cars on the road. How did they generate enough cash flow to support three or four employees?

The architecture is interesting, three out of four are just tacked on to the end of the last building at the corner of the square.

[kurt]

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

Today, its hard to see how these stations could all have been economically viable. Gas was cheap, people pumped the gas for you and there we a lot fewer cars on the road. How did they generate enough cash flow to support three or four employees?

Most made their money with a garage. Engine overhauls were frequent, tire life was poor and tune ups were a regular occurrence.

[Mudclod]

Gravel Guy and I were dualsporting west of Hamilton and found several long abandoned stations in the Center City-Pottsville area.

[SwampFox]

Nothing special about this little former gas station in Karnack -- other than we lived in the house behind it when I was 3-4 years old -- the house was white back then:

[SwampFox]

The old general store in Gloster, Louisiana -- from back in May 2012:

[Duke]

Originally Posted by SwampFox

Not exactly a Gas Station, but an abandoned general store in East Texas:


Where Mobil Regular is still 37 cents a gallon:

Where is this? Hwy 95, between Chireno and Garrison?

[SwampFox]

Duke, the old Mobile store is located just East of FM3359 on Panola County Road 455. Just look up "Logan, Texas" on MapQuest -- it's not referenced on google.maps.

By the way, we stopped by there a few weeks ago and someone has stolen the "Mobile Regular" sign.

[Mad Mac]

Located in the lost community of Snuff Town, about four miles east of Grapeland on FM 227. Not masonry construction, the red rock was found locally and applied as a siding, same as brick veneer. It still took the skill of a stone mason to select and fit the rock to form a pleasing appearance.

[Mad Mac]

Abandoned for many years, this gas station in Grapeland is now being remodeled for a T-shirt printing company. As a youngster in the 1950's, I was fascinated by the curved glass block window. The owner let me go inside the unfinished building to photograph it. To my delight, an iconic Honda 90 is now enshrined in its diffused sunlight.

[Morgan Buchanan]

Well that gas sign looked to have been worth at least a hundred bucks, if not two... the owner might have taken it off and sold it to a gas collector.

Here's a pic of a friend's gas collection.. he as a bunch of pumps and large outdoor signs too..