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Old gas stations

ChiTownScion

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That one, and the old station, was torn down in 1959, to be replaced by a new station on the same site with the new Standard of Indiana torch-and-oval logo.

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It's still there, although the face was changed in the '70s to say "Amoco," and it continued to say "Amoco" all thru Amoco's absorption by BP in the 1990s. And now the Amoco brand is returning.


Always reminds me of those Johnny Cash commercials.

"Hello. I'm Johnny Cash. Buy yer gas from Standard..... or I'll cut ya!"
 

ChazfromCali

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Seeing these Gilmore photo's reminded me that this was the thread(?) that had a link to the huge Noirish Los Angeles thread on skyscraperpage.com

Thanks for that,
I'm on my second time through it. I was born in L.A. and although I didn't grow up there I've spent some time there. I have a love/hate thing going on with L.A. hahaha
 

Benzadmiral

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Now that Chevy looks like mid- to late Sixties, but the hair on the 3 white kids -- sideburns on the one at the hood, the long hair on the one with the letterman jacket, and the long sweep of the blond kid's hair -- make them look like the kids I went to high school with, and graduated with in 1971. So this could be from a little later, early '70s, and the car is one a few years old that Letterman Dude has fixed up and put fancy wheels on.
 
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New York City
Gas station with different Texaco gas pumps. Part of double exposure can be seen to the right
Winchester, Virginia. February 1940
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There are numerous buildings in my area like this one that have been been converted to taco, BBQ or convenience stores. :(

Had never heard of it before, but apparently, the Apple Candy company is still in business:

https://millcroftfarms.com

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New York City
Fun one if we haven't had it before.

In particular, I love the two-tone blue-and-white combo...on the car, well okay, looks pretty good on her too. :)

Kidding aside, I love all the two-tone color schemes they were kicking out on cars in the '50s. Some where wack-a-doodle, but some, IMHO, worked well like the one below.

Anyone able to identify the make and model?

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