Gas Stations

[rjstheiv]

Abandon Exxon in West Mifflin PA.

[Mobil]

Originally posted by Mobil
A former Exxon. This one appears to have opened after the ExxonMobil merger, but closed by 2003.

The pylon sign probably looked like this. Exxon and Mobil merged in 1999 and remodeled many of both companies' stations. They sold Exxon and Mobil stations in New Jersey to ConocoPhillips, as well as Mobil stations in Pennsylvania as a condition of their merger. ConocoPhillips would get to use the Exxon and Mobil trademarks for at least ten years. They however ended up selling the stations to Lukoil in 2004.

I forgot to mention the "Kwik Farms" store was originally a Circle K. Circle K was long owned by Tosco Corporation, a longtime Mobil franchisee which was acquired by ConocoPhillips. Circle K was later sold to French-Canadian company Couche-Tard. These Circle K stores were converted a while before the Mobil/Exxon names, and this eliminated Circle K from the Philadelphia area. Kwik Farms is Lukoil's own brand. Non-Circle K convenience stores at these stations are now just called "mini mart".

[nims57]

Does anybody know when Getty changed their logo from red on white to white on red?

[jmcnamara96]

um the 90s maybe?

[CTAmeshopper]

:huh:

nope.

[nims57]

One close to me that closed was demolished for a war memorial. This one probably closed because there was an Exxon across the street.

[videogamer75]

^ That one was demolished for a good reason, then :)

[FearlessSwan]

Exxon and Mobil stations across the street from each other, Largo, FL.

[wwefan101]

lol  im glad my town  dont got exxon or moble now    gulf looks beter then stupied exxons red  i like seeing the bule canopy from my window

[Mervyns]

The former Texaco in Ocean City, NJ. It opened in 1967 and is now a Shell.

[wwefan101]

the cloest gas station to me it used to be and exxon on this is one day ther fye sytem went off
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/websterma101/gas%20prices/?action=view&current=gulfgassttionmalfuction1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/websterma101/gas%20prices/gulfgassttionmalfuction1.jpg" border="0" alt="fire dept at gulf"></a>

[HoJofan206]

Here is an abandoned "Amacco" gas station from years past.

[kendra]

Originally posted by Mervyns
The former Texaco in Ocean City, NJ. It opened in 1967 and is now a Shell.

There's one on Union Street here in Bangor that has the EXACT same architecture...I actually did a double-take when I saw the photo!

[kendra]

Originally posted by HoJofan206
Here is an abandoned "Amacco" gas station from years past.

I like that photo -- what part of the country is that?

[nims57]

Originally posted by Marc82
Plenty of both here in CT.

Is the Mobil in Southington with Dunkin Donuts still there?

[Marc82]

Yes, but the DD is next to the Mobil not inside to the Mobil.

[Zayre88]

Originally posted by wwefan101
the cloest gas station to me it used to be and Exxon on this is one day ther fye system went off
 

I think there is at least two or three Exxon stations in Portsmouth NH that changed to that Gulf concept.

[jmcnamara96]

Did getty get bought by BP hear in NH the gettys are turning into BP:huh:

[wwefan101]

 thers still 1  getty here that they havent touched and yes they were

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

The sign for the Shell gas station in Houghton, Michigan.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

I started a new group at Flickr for Shell Gas Stations, if anyone wants to join.

[reitelle]

[reitelle]

Originally posted by MikeRa
All of the Mobil stations are now in the Western uS, and all of the Exxon stations are in the Eastern US.

still a mobil station in north dartmouth, massachusetts that everyone patronizes, as well as the large one up the street from me here in Tavares, Florida

[videogamer75]

Originally posted by HoJofan206
Here is an abandoned "Amacco" gas station from years past.

It's actually ''Amoco'', not ''Amacco''. There used to be a bunch of them in my area, most of them either got converted to BP or independent gas stations.

[Marc82]

A gas station that was recently converted to a BP on Route 69 about halfway between Bristol, CT and Waterbury, CT closed down. It had to have closed within the past 4 weeks. It was still open the last time I went to Waterbury 4 weeks ago on the December 2nd. Also there continues to be a vacant Mobil station on 69 in Waterbury near The Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center. It's on the corner of 69 and a side street. Not sure what the name of the side street is, but this station has been vacant a long time.

[HoJofan206]

This is a cool/scenic picture.

[CTAmeshopper]

We used to have two Getty stations, one located near BJ's former Nu-Stars and another almost across from Torrington Plaza. The Getty near BJ's shut down and is now leased by an auto part dealer, the one almost across Torrington Plaza Turned into a BP Station.

[ynkeesfn82]

We used to have two Getty stations, one located near BJ's former Nu-Stars and another almost across from Torrington Plaza. The Getty near BJ's shut down and is now leased by an auto part dealer, the one almost across Torrington Plaza Turned into a BP Station.

Last summer for whatever reason over 200 Getty Stations in New England became BP. There was an article about how the Oil Spill was affecting BP gas stations and it mentioned it. Also the BP in Wolcott I referenced in my December 30th post has since reopened. There's also now a BP Station at the Southington Truck Stop.

[Zayre88]

We used to have two Getty stations, one located near BJ's former Nu-Stars and another almost across from Torrington Plaza. The Getty near BJ's shut down and is now leased by an auto part dealer, the one almost across Torrington Plaza Turned into a BP Station.

Last summer for whatever reason over 200 Getty Stations in New England became BP. There was an article about how the Oil Spill was affecting BP gas stations and it mentioned it. Also the BP in Wolcott I referenced in my December 30th post has since reopened. There's also now a BP Station at the Southington Truck Stop.

I did notice that change.  Suddenly BP stations appeared here and there in New England.

[StoreLiker2006]

Anyone know the location of the trendsetting Union/Unocal 76 station in Thousand Oaks, CA (and whether or not it still exists as 76)? The design was codenamed "300R."

Offhand I can think it is at 3102 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard.

~Ben