Golden Age of Gas Stations

Now that every trip to a gas station in the US is as welcome as a root canal (quit laughing at us, Europe! QUIT IT!) it's comforting to let Pleasant Family Shopping take us back to the days we could burn fossil fuels relentlessly without a care in the world. That word "humble" in the picture, I'm going to have to look that up, I'm not sure what it means.

De Hi-Five BP Gas Jockeys

What ever happened to those super-helpful young men who filled your tank with a smile every time you visited a gas station? Why, here they are, and they and their lovely friend Corry have a song to sing for you as well!

Vintage Gas Stations

Esso (Exxon) gas station built in 1954, Netherlands.
More images of this specific station can be found here)

Top 15 modernist gas stations, ranked by the readers of oobject. (via Coudal Partners)


Uploaded by The other JAVA1888

Also check out the Flickr pool Vintage Gas Stations - "This group is for old gas stations (pre-mid-1970s) in any condition (restored or in disrepair; in use as a station or used now as something else)".