Old gas stations

[dh66]

"6 GALS FOR $1.00"? Is that a gas station or a brothel?

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[2jakes]

Radio Service Engineers

The phone exchange on the side of the car reads: PHONE 73 W.
Either that was the number of subscribers
at the time in the area or something else.
Perhaps we need the signal for assistance

 

[LizzieMaine]

Two-digit or even single phone numbers were common in small towns with manual service. Our gas station's pre-dial phone number was "9."

The W is a party-line letter, used in communities with four-party service on each line. J, M, R, and W were used to designate each subscriber on a specific line. In this example, 73 is the root number of the party line, and W is the individual subscriber line. In rural communities with dial service, but having manual offices within their local dialing area, phones had special dial plates with J, M, R, and W being the only letters displayed along with the usual numerals -- the familiar ABC DEF etc. dials were used only in metropolitan service.

Another thing you'll see in manual exchange numbers to indicate a party line is something like "143-2," which was my grandparents' number. This number should be read as "One Four Three ring Two" when you give it to the operator, who will ring the party line number 143 with two short rings as a signal to that particular subscriber. Or you might see "143-12", which is "One Four Three ring One Two," which produces a long ring and two shorts for line 143.

 

[2jakes]

Pit stop!

 

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[3fingers]

It looks like Robert has 5 pounds stuffed into a 4 pound sack in his sales area.

 

[LizzieMaine]

He just can't resist those route salesmen.

 

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[2jakes]

ATTACK of the GREEN DINO!

 

[3fingers]

There is a Sinclair dino at the entrance to the mini golf and batting cages in town. I have no idea where it came from. It has always maintained its proper shade of green until last year when somebody decided it should be pink with brown spots. I feel so bad for the poor thing standing there along the highway with everyone able to observe its shame and humiliation.

 

[2jakes]

There is a Sinclair dino at the entrance to the mini golf and batting cages in town. I have no idea where it came from. It has always maintained its proper shade of green until last year when somebody decided it should be pink with brown spots. I feel so bad for the poor thing standing there along the highway with everyone able to observe its shame and humiliation.

Now I don't feel so bad.
There's a yearly fiesta event when Dino
is wearing a poncho and a tiny
straw sombrero.

 

[Zombie_61]

Radio Service Engineers
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The phone exchange on the side of the car reads: PHONE 73 W. Either that was the number of subscribers at the time in the area or something else. Perhaps we need the signal for assistance

I'm more interested in what caused the building's brickwork to collapse. Explosion, earthquake, or...?

 

[2jakes]

I'm more interested in what caused the building's brickwork to collapse. Explosion, earthquake, or...?

The roof, windows are intact.
Looks like the building was in the process of being demolished with the engineers taking care of the electrical wiring.

 

[2jakes]

The Simoniz sign in middle of gas pumps!

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Pump biker dude doesn't look pleased.

Rob

 

[Ghostsoldier]

'Neath the glow of the Chevron.

Rob

 

[2jakes]

Pump biker dude doesn't look pleased.

Rob

He looks like the boss ordered him for
this foto & he hates having his picture
taken.

 

[LizzieMaine]

That's what happens when you don't pay your electric bill.

 

[2jakes]

^^^^^

Hasn't paid electric bill since 1929
and doing fine!

Flashlight or candle?

 

[Zombie_61]

Pump biker dude doesn't look pleased.

Rob

Probably because he's having to pedal five times harder than he should with all of the slack in that "belt".