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America's Gas Stations

Old-School Gas StationsCreated by: PICRYLDated: 2017

A cross roads store, bar, "juke joint," and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, La.

The gas station is a dying art, one that helped shape the course of American travel over the course of the XXth century. Some old gas stations have ended up on the National Register of Historic Places, but most of those solely act as landmarks and aren’t operational. Many been repurposed as restaurants or museums or even still offer their original services so visitors have an opportunity to interact with former roadside staples.

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New Jersey, Atlantic City, gas station at Texas & Atlantic Ave.

New Jersey, Atlantic City, gas station at Texas & Atlantic Ave.

Photograph shows two automobiles parked near gas pumps at the Co. Service Oil & Gas Co., Inc. service station; a row of houses and other buildings surround the station. No. 2 photo, A. C. Commercial Photo Co. T... more

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antiques business owner Rod Davenport

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... more

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antiques business owner Rod Davenport

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... more

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antiques business owner Rod Davenport

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... more

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antiques business owner Rod Davenport

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... more

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antiques business owner Rod Davenport

In 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in ...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... more

[Dome gas service station, Takoma Park, Md.]

[Dome gas service station, Takoma Park, Md.]

Gas Stations in England

Gas Stations in England

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Gas station. Family of four in Chevy Chase purchasing gas II

Gas station. Family of four in Chevy Chase purchasing gas II

Gas station. Family of four in Chevy Chase purchasing gas I

Gas station. Family of four in Chevy Chase purchasing gas I

Waldorf, Maryland and vicinity Gas station and bus II

Waldorf, Maryland and vicinity Gas station and bus II

Gas station. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gas station. Minneapolis, Minnesota

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

Gas station and gospel mission. Cleveland, Ohio

Gas station and gospel mission. Cleveland, Ohio

Gas station, Frederick, Maryland

Gas station, Frederick, Maryland

Gas station. Kern County, California

Gas station. Kern County, California

Photo shows an Air pump, with a hand-lettered sign: "This is your country, don't let the big men take it from you."

Sign at gas station, advertising a particular brand of petroleum produ...

Gas station and dance hall, Osage, West Virginia

Gas station and dance hall, Osage, West Virginia

Gas station in Plain City, Ohio

Gas station in Plain City, Ohio

Gas station with trucker's quarters, Enfield, North Carolina

Gas station with trucker's quarters, Enfield, North Carolina

Gas station in front of old colonial house. Jackson, Mississippi Delta Mississippi

Gas station in front of old colonial house. Jackson, Mississippi Delta...

Gas station. Washington, D.C.

Gas station. Washington, D.C.

Gas station, Butte, Montana

Gas station, Butte, Montana

Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station. The mother is trying to support three boys by picking pears. Just arrived from Minnesota, she used to work in a restaurant there. Oldest boy, age ten, helped carry ladder from tree to tree Photograph made at end of day (temperature 106 degrees) when she returned from orchard. Yakima Valley, Washington

Fatherless migratory family camped behind gas station. The mother is t...

Gas station and general store at crossroads at Wakefield. Wake County, North Carolina

Gas station and general store at crossroads at Wakefield. Wake County,...

A cross roads store, bar, "juke joint," and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, La.

A cross roads store, bar, "juke joint," and gas station in the cotton ...

Photograph shows Sign on left building: Frenchies Beer Garden; above porch: Frenchies Bar.

Paul Bunyan atop gas station, Bemidji, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan atop gas station, Bemidji, Minnesota

Gas station on sunny afternoon. Dubuque, Iowa

Gas station on sunny afternoon. Dubuque, Iowa

Signboard advertising trailer homes by gas station along main highway from Alexandria, Louisiana to Fort Beauregard

Signboard advertising trailer homes by gas station along main highway ...

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

Auto of migrant fruit worker at gas station, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Auto of migrant fruit worker at gas station, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Horses hauling frozen truck to gas station. Woodstock, Vermont

Horses hauling frozen truck to gas station. Woodstock, Vermont

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

Gas station and store operated by tobacco farmer. On highway 15, about five miles north of Durham, North Carolina

Gas station and store operated by tobacco farmer. On highway 15, about...

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish. Louisiana crossroads store, bar "jook joint," and gas station, in cotton plantation area

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish. Louisiana crossroads store, bar "jook jo...

Gas station along Highway U.S. 50. Winchester, Virginia

Gas station along Highway U.S. 50. Winchester, Virginia

Trailer truck at gas station. Elko, Nevada

Trailer truck at gas station. Elko, Nevada

Gas station, Benton Harbor, Michigan

Gas station, Benton Harbor, Michigan

Gas station at night. Dubuque, Iowa

Gas station at night. Dubuque, Iowa

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

Christmas trees for sale at a gas station. Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Christmas trees for sale at a gas station. Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Pix from gas station, main street in Alexandria, shop signs, etc. Louisiana

Pix from gas station, main street in Alexandria, shop signs, etc. Loui...

Gas station on rainy day. Dubuque, Iowa

Gas station on rainy day. Dubuque, Iowa

Gas station. King William County, Virginia

Gas station. King William County, Virginia

Cooperative gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cooperative gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mr. L.L. Cook, long time resident of Heard County, runs a gas station in the once prosperous town of Texas, Georgia

Mr. L.L. Cook, long time resident of Heard County, runs a gas station ...

Cooperative gas station and lunch room. Laramie, Wyoming

Cooperative gas station and lunch room. Laramie, Wyoming

Cooperative gas station in Minneapolis, Minneapolis

Cooperative gas station in Minneapolis, Minneapolis

Gas station and house of fur buyer with furs hanging outside. He had just bought these skins from a fur sale. Saint Bernard Parish, Delacroix Island, Louisiana

Gas station and house of fur buyer with furs hanging outside. He had j...

Gas station and lunch room near Yulee, Florida

Gas station and lunch room near Yulee, Florida

Cooperative gas station and lunch room. Laramie, Wyoming

Cooperative gas station and lunch room. Laramie, Wyoming

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph

The photographs in the Farm Security Administration / Office of War In...

Washington, D.C. Empty gas tanks at Esso filling station on the waterfront

Washington, D.C. Empty gas tanks at Esso filling station on the waterf...

Twin Falls County, Idaho. Gas station

Twin Falls County, Idaho. Gas station

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's Dodge car. Washington, D.C.

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's ...

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's Dodge car. Washington, D.C.

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's ...

Closed gas station on U.S. 40, Brazil, Indiana

Closed gas station on U.S. 40, Brazil, Indiana

North Platte, Nebraska. Gas station

North Platte, Nebraska. Gas station

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gas station converted into a bar

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gas station converted into a bar

Abandoned gas station. Fort Worth-Dallas highway, Texas

Abandoned gas station. Fort Worth-Dallas highway, Texas

Kansas City, Missouri. Closed gas station on highway leading into Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri. Closed gas station on highway leading into Kans...

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of Washington, D.C. Dodge automobile. Sign on sidewalk reads "Today's quota sold"

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of...

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's Dodge car. Washington, D.C.

Gas station attendant at service station filling tank of a motorist's ...

Union County, Illinois. Gas station and road house

Union County, Illinois. Gas station and road house

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gas station and garage converted into a nightclub

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gas station and garage converted into a nightclub

Washington, D.C. At 7 a.m. on June 21st, the day before stricter gas rationing was enforced, cars were pouring into this gas station on upper Wisconsin

Washington, D.C. At 7 a.m. on June 21st, the day before stricter gas r...

Washington, D.C. District Salvage Committee sign and rubber salvage pile at gas station on Georgia Avenue

Washington, D.C. District Salvage Committee sign and rubber salvage pi...

Gas station and cabins for sale. U.S. 40, Brazil, Indiana

Gas station and cabins for sale. U.S. 40, Brazil, Indiana

Migratory worker at coop store gas station, FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Weslaco, Texas

Migratory worker at coop store gas station, FSA (Farm Security Adminis...

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Infor...

Shannon County, Missouri. Gas station and tourist cabins

Shannon County, Missouri. Gas station and tourist cabins

Washington, D.C. Empty gas tanks at Esso filling station on the waterfront

Washington, D.C. Empty gas tanks at Esso filling station on the waterf...

Washington, D.C. This sign appeared at one upper Wisconsin Avenue gas station by 8:30 a.m.

Washington, D.C. This sign appeared at one upper Wisconsin Avenue gas ...

Twin Falls County, Idaho. Gas station

Twin Falls County, Idaho. Gas station

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Infor...

Washington, D.C. Rubber salvage pile at Georgia Avenue gas station

Washington, D.C. Rubber salvage pile at Georgia Avenue gas station

Washington, D.C. Renting bicycles at a gas station on East Potomac Park. Notice the "no gas" sign on the nearest gasoline pump

Washington, D.C. Renting bicycles at a gas station on East Potomac Par...

Gothenburg, Nebraska. Gas station and grain elevator

Gothenburg, Nebraska. Gas station and grain elevator

Charlotte, North Carolina. Gas station advertisement

Charlotte, North Carolina. Gas station advertisement

Detroit, Michigan. A closed and boarded up gas station

Detroit, Michigan. A closed and boarded up gas station

Louisville, Kentucky. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. Today she works at a gas station

Louisville, Kentucky. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. To...

A Greyhound bus that has been stopped while the driver fills the water tank at a gas station on the road between Gettysburg and Pennsylvania

A Greyhound bus that has been stopped while the driver fills the water...

Kilgore, Texas. Closed gas station in an oil field

Kilgore, Texas. Closed gas station in an oil field

Louisville, Kentucky. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. Today she works at a gas station

Louisville, Kentucky. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. To...

A gas station on the road between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, which is now used as a home. It is only one of many which are so converted

A gas station on the road between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, which...

A sign in front of a former gas station on the road between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio

A sign in front of a former gas station on the road between Columbus a...

Vintage Phillips 66 Gas Station and historic cars, Route 66, Chandler, Oklahoma

Vintage Phillips 66 Gas Station and historic cars, Route 66, Chandler,...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... more

Country's Fuel Shortage Led to Problems for Motorists in Finding Gas as well as Paying Much More for It, and Resulted in Theft from Cars Left Unprotected, This Father and Son, Made a Sign Warning Thieves of the Possible Consequences

Country's Fuel Shortage Led to Problems for Motorists in Finding Gas a...

DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern

[Jimmy Carter makes a campaign stop at his brother Billy's gas station in their hometown of Plains, Georgia]

[Jimmy Carter makes a campaign stop at his brother Billy's gas station...

Title devised by Library staff. Contact sheet folder caption: Carter campaign trip ... at Billy's station .... TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[Jimmy Carter eats with his brother, Billy Carter, during a campaign stop at his Billy's gas station in their hometown of Plains, Georgia]

[Jimmy Carter eats with his brother, Billy Carter, during a campaign s...

Title devised by Library staff. Contact sheet folder caption: Carter campaign trip ... at Billy's station where they barbecued chicken, and he got some and went inside the station and sat down to eat with Billy... more

[Man directing line of cars at a gas station]

[Man directing line of cars at a gas station]

Title devised by Library staff. Contact sheet folder caption: "Gas lines crowded stations, closed station, TOH, 6/15/79." U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for ref... more

Not sure we believe the "OPEN" sign on this old gas station. One of thousands of closed gas stations across the United States

Not sure we believe the "OPEN" sign on this old gas station. One of th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken in the 1980s. Title, date, subject not... more

Old, abandoned gas station in North Carolina

Old, abandoned gas station in North Carolina

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... more

Magnolia Mobil Gas station, a gathering place during the Civil Right Movement across the street from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

Magnolia Mobil Gas station, a gathering place during the Civil Right M...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... more

Abandoned gas station in rural North Carolina

Abandoned gas station in rural North Carolina

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... more

Vintage Texaco station in Arkansas, completely reassembled by an Arkansas collector of gas station signs and other memorabilia

Vintage Texaco station in Arkansas, completely reassembled by an Arkan...

Marines refuel an M998 series multipurpose wheeled vehicle at a civilian gas station during Operation COLD WINTER'87, a NATO-sponsored military exercise

Marines refuel an M998 series multipurpose wheeled vehicle at a civili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL J.D. Gonzales Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... more

The awning of a gas station is collapsed on automobiles under the weight of the four inches of volcanic ash that fell as a result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. miltary's Operation Fiery Vigil

The awning of a gas station is collapsed on automobiles under the weig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis, USAF Releas... more

Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Old Gas Station Along Crowley's Ridge Parkway

Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Old Gas Station Along Crowley's Ridge Parkwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Old buildings like this gas station give travelers a taste of the history of the delta region as they travel the Parkway. Location: Ark... more