The nonprofit Route 66 Inland Empire California group has officially given its plans to the city of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for the historic Cucamonga Service Station on Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66), reported the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
The newspaper has the gist:
The preservation organization hopes to restore the front structure, reinstall historic pumps from the early 20th century, and rebuild the garage, which had been demolished, in the northern part of the property. The property is just west of Archibald Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. […]
Cost of the first phase of the project is $150,000, which the organization is busy raising through events like a car show earlier this year, and a poker run involving motorcyclists and motorists on Oct. 19. The hope is to have the front pump structure open as a historic site in 2015.
The nonprofit earned a tax break from the city in July. The group acquired the property earlier this year.
According to the newspaper, the gas station opened in the teens and closed during the 1970s. A billboard company used the property for storage until Route 66 Inland Empire California came along with its offer. The Rancho Cucamonga City Council gave historic landmark status to Cucamonga Service Station in 2009.
Details about the Oct. 19 poker run are here and here.
(Image of the Cucamonga Service Station in 2010 by Pete Zarria via Flickr)