315 W Bourke, Macon, MO
Imperial Refineries Filling Station, 315 West Bourke Street, southeast corner of Bourke Street and the Wabash Railroad tracks, looking southwest, circa 1940s. Wabash Railroad’s water tower for their steam locomotives is on the right. Founded in 1915, Imperial Refineries Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri was known for selling bulk motor oil in glass bottles and […]
213 N Rollins, Macon, MO
Motor Inn – Hudson-Essex Dealer Gas Station; 213 North Rollins St.; circa 1930s Red Eagle Oil Company – Mobilgas Station: Exterior and Interior; 213 North Rollins St.; August 1937. Courtesy of Kenneth and Alice Murr Easley Motor Company, a DeSoto auto dealer, 213 North Rollins Street, 1938. Seils-Sterling […]
200 E Bourke, Macon, MO
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B takes delivery of new 1933 Chevrolet patrol cars at A.J. Noll Motor Company, 200 block of East Bourke Street, 1933. On April 3, 1931, A.J. Noll, along with J.W. Nisbeth, purchased Smith’s Chevrolet franchise and Big 4 Trails Garage pictured here. A.J. Noll Motor Company, 200 block […]
1607 N Missouri, Macon, MO
Walls Motor Company’s Studebaker and Massey-Harris Dealership, 1607 North Missouri Street, 1954. Walls closed in 1960 and NAPA Auto Parts occupied this building for many years. Photo courtesy of Egidio Fraulini.
1405 N Missouri, Macon, MO
Garvin Motor Company, 1405 North Missouri Street, looking southeast, circa 1949. Photo courtesy of Robert Berti. Garvin Motor Company, 1405 North Missouri Street, looking east, 1951. Photo courtesy of Robert Berti. Macon Chronicle-Herald, Sept 8, 1943 Advertisement courtesy of Merlyn Amidei [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.historicgasstations.com/wp-content/uploads/compressed_cropped_clipping_9753663Garvin.pdf”] […]
1108 S Missouri, Macon, MO
Standard Oil service station, 1108 South Missouri Street, circa 1950. Later this location was occupied by the Muffler Man Garage (owned by Billy Cox). Photo courtesy of Egidio Fraulini Standard Oil service station, 1108 South Missouri Street, circa 1960s. Later this location was occupied by the Muffler Man Garage (owned by Billy Cox).
101 Pearl, Macon, MO
Walter’s third Service Garage, 101 Pearl Street, looking northwest, circa 1970s. Walter’s was a Studebaker dealer from 1960 until the company ended manufacturing in 1966, and then obtained the Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge dealership. Photo courtesy of Layne Walter.
100 Block Oak St., Macon, MO
Charlie Fower’s Service Station, 100 block of Oak Street, looking northwest, 1937. The station is advertising exclusively Texaco products and has curb-side pumps. A sticker on the truck’s bumper announces the August 26-29 Macon County Centennial celebration. Three boys are looking at Charlie’s trained monkey (between the two left-most pumps). A “Texaco presents Eddie Cantor” […]
100 Block E. Bourke, Macon, MO
Mason’s Filling Station featuring Barnsdall Refining Company’s gasoline and “auto oils” in the 100 block of East Bourke Street, circa 1924. A poster attached to the curb-side gas pump advertises the 1924 Shriner Convention in Kansas City on June 3-4-5, which was the largest convention held in Kansas City to that time. Also seen […]
SE W Union & N Wentz, Macon, MO
Bowzer’s Sinclair Service Station, southeast corner of West Union and North Wentz Streets, looking north, 1940. This location was later occupied by Pete Collins Service Station, Leo Snores Shell Station, and Walter Slover’s Shell Service Station. Photo courtesy of Daisy Tabor Slover Shell Service Station, Walter Slover, Sr. lessee, southeast corner of West […]