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made a wrong turn today and look what i found.what kind of station might this have been?neat detail on the large bay window,almost looked like stained glass or glass block on the top half

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I would say a old Sinclair station because of the green roof.

It looks like an old Pure Oil station to me. In fact, I'd bet a cardboard quart can on it...

Wes

.....LOOKS LIKE A PURE COTTAGE STYLE STATION BUT THEY HAD BLUE TILE ROOFS.
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REX LIKES PURE

This is true... Maybe the roof was replaced after the giant hailstorm of 19XX? Or maybe that could be green paint, if it was a Sinclair, Texaco, etc later?
Just a thought...

Man, I just thought of a new cliche/metaphor... "I felt like a globe in a hailstorm..."

Wes

The heck with the station.... GET THE 1952 MG-TD!!!


Travis E. Towle
Topeka, Kansas

785-357-1004

MG? Those are for the birds.. :P

You must be a MG guy, knowing thats a 53... My friend has a 62 or so for sale...

I say "to heck with the MG, get the Purol-Pep globes that are stored up in the dusty attic!"

Wes

Is it me or in the second pic does it look blue in some spots. The green paint could be wearing off.

I would say Pure also. Here is a similar one taken in Rushville, IN. However, note the sign pole.
There are several of these in Anderson, IN.
Chuck

Ummmm,did everyone forget about Conoco?
They had cottage style stations as did Phillips 66.
The more I think about it the more Phillips makes sense. They had green roofs back then.

My initial though was Conoco. Neat old station.

Check out the awnings and front window layout though... I'm still convinced it's Pure. I guess it depends on whether the roof is blue underneath

Wes

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE PHILLIPS 66 ARCHITECTURE HAD THE CHIMNEYS OUT FRONT NOT ON THE ENDS. ORANGE ROOF TILES AS WELL?

DOC @ TAG.WEST

ill take a closer look next time i go by.sure looks like that pure station.

After taking a closer look I think its Pure. The window awnings are the big tip off.

Doc, You're right about the chimneys on the Phillips stations. Pretty sure they had green roofs at some point. I know they had orange roofs too.