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| Connecticut Gas Stations: Ice Boxes & Later |
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| former Gulf station Willimantic, CT |
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| This Willimantic former Gulf is actually an older station that was refaced to look like an icebox in 1953. It is still selling gas and doing repairs while it is also doing business as Knights Oil and Heating Service. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| former Gulf station Enfield, CT |
former Texaco station Enfield, CT |
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This former Gulf still offers repairs as the Elm Auto Center. The pumps have been removed.
This former Texaco is just down the block. It looks like it has been closed for awhile. |
| former Mobil station [gone] Hamden, CT |
Hess station East Hartford, CT |
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Architect Eliot Noyes created the design that was used in 19,000 new and remodeled Mobil stations around the world. The first one was built in New Haven, CT. These Hamden station canopies shown in this 2004 photo, would originally have been accompanied by Noyes' cylindrical shaped pumps with brushed-aluminum casings. See this Holbrook, AZ station for an example and this patent from 1967. Despite the prevalence of these stations at one time, it is extremely rare to find any remaining canopies of this design. Some examples include these in Denton, NC, Dallas, TX, Machias, NY, Tampa, FL, and Allentown, PA.
This Hess station is probably from the 1960s or 1970s. I have not seen a zig-zag canopy like this before. |
| former Phillips 66 station Meriden, CT |
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| This former Phillips 66 station is now obviously a Getty station. This building layout is unusual but appears to be original. Normally, the Phillips 66 design put both bays on the same side of the office. This station has one bay on each side. |
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