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C. Grier Beam Truck Museum former Shell station Cherryville, NC |
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| In addition to selling gas, this former Shell station was home to the Beam Trucking Company office. The company was started in 1932 and grew into the Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation, still thriving today. The C. Grier Beam Truck Museum next door contains historical memorabilia related to the company. The restored gas station is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| former station Reidsville, NC |
former station Lexington, NC |
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This Reidsville station is now closed. I don't know what brand of gas it originally sold. For more, see this website. [photo thanks Robby Delius]
This former Lexington station is now occupied by G&G Wireless. It was built pre-1925 as a Gulf station. For more, see their website. [photo thanks Robby Delius] |
| former Esso station Denton, NC |
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| This former Esso station was built in the 1930s. [photo thanks Robby Delius] |
| former Esso station Hamlet, NC |
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| There are still plenty of examples of this style of Esso station around. |
| former Shell Station Winston-Salem, NC | ||
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The Shell Station is the last remaining of eight oversized shell-shaped buildings built around Winston-Salem by the Quality Oil Company between 1930 and 1933. At the time, Shell was a brand name for Quality Oil. It cost $5,000 to build the concrete structure crafted around a wood and wire frame. It stands 16' tall and is 20' wide. The Shell Station was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was damaged and boarded up in 1996, when it got a grant for restoration. Preservation North Carolina saved it from destruction, restored it and turned it into their regional office. They peeled away the paint and matched Shell's original yellow-orange color. They also restored the adjacent car wash - a wooden trellised structure allowing cars to be washed and serviced in the shade. The restored pumps and replica lamp posts were donated by Quality Oil Company. There are lots of old photos of the station inside the office. For more, see this website.
I don't believe this Shell Station was ever built. But its 1929 design may have influenced the others. |
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