Beautiful Stations are Busy Stations This catalog , advertised in National Petroleum News, features many designs created by Union Metal. They were endeavoring to meet the demand for more artistic stations with cost effective, simple assembly with prefabricated hollow metal panels. In the below article, I will be pulling out select images and passages from…
Original and Subsequent Owners From the Written Historical and Descriptive Data recorded in 1981 by the Historic American Buildings Survey: The Fry’s Spring Filling Station was constructed in 1931 by Ernest R. Duff. Duff purchased the lot in 1925 from Gertrude C. Rubin. Rubin bought a parcel of land, including this site, in 1921 from…
The Plan Inspired by the classic Tudor Cottage style Phillips 66 buildings from the 30s, I have designed a small cottage suited for easy ICF construction. There are a few places where the Concrete Cottage differs from the classic stations, such as adding space to the corners for less form waste and higher ceilings, but…
The Curve Station is located at the intersection of Highway K-383 and Bryant Road immediately east of the community of Almena, in Norton County. In 1994, this building was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Originally built in 1937, the Curve Station was modeled after the Conoco Service Station in Norton, Kansas which had…
Ten miles north of Waynesboro on Virginia Route 865 sites Rockfish Service Station. In 1970, this building was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service in Cooperation with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission and the University of Virginia. The building was measured and drawn…
Collecting and preserving the designs of stations that may no longer stand (or may have never been built) is very important to me. I’ve started a collection of these designs with additional PDF files available for free download. When I can find floorplans, I will list those at well but for right now I’m starting…
View of Art Deco style service station (Calmos Auto Service, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard); shows two gas pump bays extending right and left from small domed building, four automobiles at gas pumps. Mechanics working on three automobiles at right adjacent to service bays; coveralls of one mechanic shows name, “Calmos No. 1 Service”; sculptured poles decorate…
This category is called “Spanish” style, but I am always loose in definitions of architecture, so this may encompass stations with a decidedly “stucco” vibe more than anything. If I’m feeling Spanish-y, it goes here. Includes Mission, Mediterranean, Spanish Revival, and all sorts. Associated Oil Company Service Station Circa 1930s Photo from: Santa Cruz Public…
Founded in 1917, Phillips 66 began as the Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The first Phillips 66 service station opened in 1927 in Wichita, Kansas which still stands today, preserved by the local historical society. Logos 1927 – 1920 This first logo appeared in late 1927, around the time Phillips 66 opened their first…
