Washington NC has a marvelous Pure Oil Station, right downtown in front of the post office. [photo soon, heat index 105 today, too hot for photography 101] It’s in fantastic condition. According to my sources (meaning — here’s why my neighbor told me) the “ladies” of the Presbyterian Church have first right of refusal for the property and as soon as they can get their hands on it, they’ll tear it down and make another parking lot. The station would make such a unique footprint in Washington if someone would save it and turn it into a restaurant, coffee shop… something.
A Beginner’s List of Preservation — Petroleum Style. As time permits, I’ll add more links. This is just a quick page, thrown up on a Saturday morning. No, I didn’t really throw up — silly — I feel just fine. Please, preserve our Pure Oil Station, or I will most certainly engage in reverse peristalsis.
Harwell, GA Pure Oil Station. Scroll down about 2/3rds of the page to see it. It’s on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Vintage Gas Station online album
Lyons Gas Station, Newark, NY — soon to be a tourism office.
Tangletown Gardens, Minneapolis, MN. Garden center.
Pure Station, Summit Co., OH, National Park Service restoration. MD Garage - restored by National Park Service as a historic part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Rec. Area.
Fuel Pizza, Charlotte, NC — Six restaurants in Charlotte, NC. Please, Fuel Pizza people, come and buy the Washington station. You know you want to expand into the eastern part of the state!
Dish, a 1950s gas station converted into a restaurant in Atlanta, GA.
Pure Oil Station, Cape Charles, VA — this one’s for sale.
Copeland Service Station, Milwaulkee, Wisconsin — Restored and converted to Sherman Perk, a coffee shop. To make his plan feasible, he put together a creative package of grants and income tax credits. From the city he received a site assessment grant, a facade improvement grant and a retail start-up grant. From the state Department of Commerce he obtained a brownfield cleanup grant. He also received preservation tax credits which allow him to deduct 25 percent of the project cost from his state and federal income taxes.
Shell Station, Winston-Salem, NC — The “Shell Station,” located in Winston-Salem, N.C., is the last of 8 that were built in Winston by the Quality Oil Company in the late 1930s. Preservation North Carolina is the organization that restored it - saving it from destruction - and turned it into its Winston-Salem Regional Office. It is now fully operational and its staff, headed by Kirk Carrison, works toward preserving properties in the western piedmont and mountain regions of the state. More information can be obtained by visiting the Preservation North Carolina website at www.presnc.org.
Pure Oil Gas stations (looks familiar, eh?)
- The Big Pump, King City, Missouri — The Big Pump is now located in King City, MO on property owned by the Tri-County Historical & Museum Society of King City, MO., Inc. Their address is 508 N. Grand Ave., & Jct. Hwy 169, King City, MO 64463. The museum is open from Decoration Day through the month of September on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and on holidays. The Big Pump is outside so one can see it anytime.
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