A former Sinclair gas station that was built in 1923 in Cuba, Mo., has been converted into the Spirals Gallery & Studio, according to a story in the Cuba Free Press. Merry Brewer Cloer and her husband Adam renovated the "ramshackle" Don's Sinclair Station at 502 E. Washington Blvd. (aka Route 66). Spirals opened in … Continue reading Old gas station converted into art gallery
Category: Gas stations
Former Firestone station will reopen Nov. 21
The former Bristow Firestone Service Station building on Route 66 in Bristow, Okla., will hold its grand reopening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21, according to a news release from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. At noon that day, officials from the program will present a plaque to owner Jack Longacre, who … Continue reading Former Firestone station will reopen Nov. 21
Tucumcari’s newest repainting effort … and more
This past weekend, volunteers in Tucumcari, N.M., started their latest repainting effort on an abandoned gas station in town. The station, shown above, will be the seventh gas station in Tucumcari that's been repainted in a nostalgic color scheme on the Route 66 corridor. This station will be repainted to resemble a Magnolia station; area … Continue reading Tucumcari’s newest repainting effort … and more
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A short history of Soulsby Station
Here's a video about Soulsby Service Station, which has sit on a corner of old Route 66 in Mount Olive, Ill., since 1926. https://youtu.be/yP4qtCjhivw According to the description of the video, it was for a class project. It turned out pretty well.
Bloomington gas station marks 70th year
There aren't too many of gas stations this old anymore. According to an article today in the Bloomington Pantagraph, Quinn's Shell is marking its 70th year of business today at Main and Chestnut streets (map here) in Bloomington, Ill. And, yes, it's on Route 66. Though it may look like any other Shell station, it … Continue reading Bloomington gas station marks 70th year
Former Firestone station will be reborn
The Bristow Firestone Service Station that dates to 1930 on Route 66 in Bristow, Okla., is being restored and soon will reopen as a body shop. The building once was owned by Bolin Ford Inc., but recently sold to Jack Longacre to expand his body-shop business. Longacre has been diligently restoring the building at 321 … Continue reading Former Firestone station will be reborn
Another new gas-station paint job in Tucumcari
Volunteers in Tucumcari, N.M., have been repainting abandoned gas stations in a classic, old-fashioned style to dress up the Route 66 corridor through town. The latest isn't an abandoned station, but one that has been converted into a smoke shop, across the road from the Lowes grocery store. The smoke shop now looks like a … Continue reading Another new gas-station paint job in Tucumcari
Bill Shea named grand marshal for Route 66 festival parade
I don't know whether this has been reported, but the prominent owner of a gas station museum has been named grand marshal of the cruise at the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., this weekend. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports today: Bill Shea, owner of Shea’s Gas Station Museum, 2075 Peoria Road, will be … Continue reading Bill Shea named grand marshal for Route 66 festival parade
Chandler Phillips 66 station named to National Register
The historic Phillips 66 station along Route 66 in Chandler, Okla., was named to the National Register of Historic Places effective Sept. 8, according to an email from the National Park Service. The station, built in 1930, has been owned by Bill Fernau since 1997, and he's been steadily restoring it in exacting detail … Continue reading Chandler Phillips 66 station named to National Register