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MICHIGAN: ART DECO

former Hi-Speed station
Saginaw, MI

This former Hi-Speed station is now the home of GAB Auto Sales, a used car dealer. This style of Hi-Speed station had the company's name spelled out vertically on the tower. In the early 1940s, there were 1,800 Hi-Speed stations in MI and northern OH. There were 350 in Detroit, 225 in Cleveland, and 125 in Toledo. These stations were later acquired by Pure Oil and the tower signage changed to spell out "Pure". For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

former Hi-Speed station
Flat Rock, MI
former Hi-Speed station
Ann Arbor, MI

Guardian Car Care is another former Hi-Speed station.

Sal's Auto Care occupies another former Hi-Speed station.

former Hi-Speed station
Detroit, MI

Mr. Fix It was the most recent occupant of another former Hi-Speed station. The building has been vacant for years.

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