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Abandoned Gas Stations

Not exactly a Gas Station, but an abandoned general store in East Texas:
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Where Mobil Regular is still 37 cents a gallon:
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Where is this? Hwy 95, between Chireno and Garrison?
 
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. :pound:
 
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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.
 
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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.

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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..


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Here are a couple of old signs at Elmore's Grocery & Service Station in Bossier Parish, Louisiana:

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In Jennings, La. on Main Street. Last was used as a sporting goods store. This was the path of the original US 90 OST. Texico was the name brand last time it sold gas.
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I just don't exactly remember where I was at when coming upon this place. So neat. I spent about 30 mins there just looking at stuff. The building was closed though.
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Here's a really neat restored station in Jarrell. It looks like its some guys man cave.

January 21, 2013 - riding weather - clear, 75F, winds light and variable. :rider:

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South West Texas.
I didn't take a pic of the gas station. Didn't know this thread existed till a day ago.
Took a pic of the abandoned tow truck in the abandoned gas station for "Cars in barns" But he didnt take it.. i need a better camera with me on rides.
Only took a picture of the abandoned school down the street in the totally abandoned town.
 

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South West Texas.
I didn't take a pic of the gas station. Didn't know this thread existed till a day ago.
Took a pic of the abandoned tow truck in the abandoned gas station for "Cars in barns" But he didnt take it.. i need a better camera with me on rides.
Only took a picture of the abandoned school down the street in the totally abandoned town.

Looks like some nice pics to me :shrug:
 
might have been "Cars in barns" is mostly muscle cars rotting away.... and doesn't accept "petrol station tow trucks abandoned in car ports" :rofl:
 
I came upon this structure in Briggs Texas today. It appears to have a sort of service bay or similar, so it might have been a gas station at one time.

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Found this gem in Thrall proper:
Was a gas station, and part of a Chevy dealer.
 

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Signatures ?????? We don't need no stinking signatures !!!!!
 
Drippin', downtown and is an old Barber Shop now.
 

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Found this from back in the day when I was rocking the shadow. Not even sure where it was taken.

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In Elgin, one block from main street....
 

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