It’s been a rough year for gas stations. Normally, there are a just few demolitions and some unfortunate remodelings. But this year, so many former stations have been torn down all over the country.
This very rare double-gable Conoco station in Shelby, MT…:

… is now being remodeled with an addition to the front of the gable on the left — ugh:

This former Sinclair station (yes, Phillips 66 design but branding was Sinclair in several states) in White Sulphur Springs, MT has been demolished:

This station in New Orleans, LA has been demolished:

This former Pan-Am station in LaPlace, LA has been demolished:

This former Standard Oil “Red Crown” station in Sioux Falls, SD has been demolished:

This former Rotary station in Buchanan, NY has been demolished:

This former Phillips 66 station in Denver, CO is being adapted for a restaurant and retail space:

The only illustration of what is planned is this tiny thing which is impossible to read. But I guess the Phillips letters will be removed and the bays lost as windows, and with some connecting thing between the bays and the former office building. It looks like a really minimal effort at preservation:

This station in Shamokin, PA has been demolished:

This former station in Mediapolis, IA has been demolished:

This station in Conneaut, OH is gone now. I can’t find any articles online but I suspect there was a massive fire since the big Victorian house to the left and several houses behind this station have all been demolished as well:
Here’s a John Margolies photo from 1977:

and one of my photos from 2010:

This station in Grand Rapids, MI has been demolished:

The rooftop former neon sign in Dallas, TX has been removed. The porcelain panels were painted over years ago:

These former Mobil station canopies in Tampa, FL are gone now:

The canopy was removed and the building remodeled at this former Phillips 66 station in Breckenridge Hills, MO:

This former Gulf station in New Albany, IN is gone now:

Let’s end this section with some good news. This prefabricated gas station by Butler Manufacturing in Gordon, WI was saved from demolition and moved downtown as an ice cream shop. Google Street View doesn’t show it there yet but here’s a photo from the Gordon Station’s Facebook page:

In the next post, I’ll be moving on to the section that a lot of you have been waiting for: Signs.
Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs






























































































































































































