I found a photo very similar to this, including the Ford pickup and “Spring Service Special” signs, on Google by searching “ “rube and sons” gas auto service” (sorry, can’t figure out how to put a picture in a comments). The picture is from the Library of Congress, and the record says the station is located on Route 9 in Kingston, NY, and the photo was made in 1976.
Sorry, published my comment too soon. My Google search found both this picture and the one I referenced in my first comment, on a Flickr account. The photographer for both pictures was John Margolies.
The location information on the library of Congress site lists location of photo as Rt 9 Poughkeepsie NY. which is main north south state highway through this city on the east side of Hudson River. . Route 9 is not located on west side of Hudson River and thus does not go through Kingston NY
Thanks for the input on the source, location etc... of the photo. I pulled it from a Pinterest account - trying to locate a photo of a standard Shell station like the one in Enosburg Falls (see http://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/2019/06/main-street-enosburg-falls-vermont-1941.html)
If anyone has a good front on photo of this style of Shell station please let me know!
Marty, Because Rt 9 doesn’t go through Kingston, and in a later Google search I found a “Rube and Son” towing business in Poughkeepsie (which I believe to be relatively modern listing), I’d suggest the photo location is Poughkeepsie.
Based on the corner detail visible in the link you posted, I’m not sure that Shell station is a standard design. I did a lot of work at Shell stations in the mid- to late-1980s, and don’t remember seeing that design.
There are many flavors of Route 9 around the Hudson region. Route 9W runs up the west side of the Hudson and passes through Kingston. Not trying to fan the flames of confusion, but just add context...
Does anyone have information on standardized porotypes produced by Shell Oil Co., especially during the 1950s? I have found several other examples of gas and service stations constructed in the 1950s to the 1960s that follow this design, including one in California and two in Oregon (still extant).
I found a photo very similar to this, including the Ford pickup and “Spring Service Special” signs, on Google by searching “ “rube and sons” gas auto service” (sorry, can’t figure out how to put a picture in a comments). The picture is from the Library of Congress, and the record says the station is located on Route 9 in Kingston, NY, and the photo was made in 1976.
ReplyDeleteSorry, published my comment too soon. My Google search found both this picture and the one I referenced in my first comment, on a Flickr account. The photographer for both pictures was John Margolies.
ReplyDeleteThe location information on the library of Congress site lists location of photo as Rt 9 Poughkeepsie NY. which is main north south state highway through this city on the east side of Hudson River. . Route 9 is not located on west side of Hudson River and thus does not go through Kingston NY
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input on the source, location etc... of the photo.
ReplyDeleteI pulled it from a Pinterest account - trying to locate a photo of a standard Shell station like the one in Enosburg Falls (see http://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/2019/06/main-street-enosburg-falls-vermont-1941.html)
If anyone has a good front on photo of this style of Shell station please let me know!
Marty, Because Rt 9 doesn’t go through Kingston, and in a later Google search I found a “Rube and Son” towing business in Poughkeepsie (which I believe to be relatively modern listing), I’d suggest the photo location is Poughkeepsie.
ReplyDeleteBased on the corner detail visible in the link you posted, I’m not sure that Shell station is a standard design. I did a lot of work at Shell stations in the mid- to late-1980s, and don’t remember seeing that design.
There are many flavors of Route 9 around the Hudson region. Route 9W runs up the west side of the Hudson and passes through Kingston. Not trying to fan the flames of confusion, but just add context...
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Does anyone have information on standardized porotypes produced by Shell Oil Co., especially during the 1950s? I have found several other examples of gas and service stations constructed in the 1950s to the 1960s that follow this design, including one in California and two in Oregon (still extant).
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