That's the stagecoach? And the first time I learn of Barnsdale Motor Fuel. I just looked at Pie Town in Google Earth. Other than US highway 60, there are few or no paved streets in town, more than a few buildings. There are vestiges of long-abandoned railroad tracks south and west of there, even what seems to be a spur leading into Pie Town! Just needs tumbleweeds and a poor lonesome cowboy riding through, a long, long way from home...
Back in the early days of this tread I posted a photo of a Pie Town gas station. The third one down in this post. https://www.trainboard.com/highball...kind-of-gas-stations.86175/page-3#post-942912
I know I'm a youngster here, but what's "Half Half?" A precursor to high octane gas? Looks like the town isn't the only thing Leakey here, as that early 60's model station wagon is up on a jack with the right rear wheel removed... I'll let myself out... On a serious note, I remember when cars had those kind of jacks, and the slots in the bumper for their use.
Still with us. It's only 89 octane and called mid-grade now, but it's still regular and premium mixed by the pump. Not that anyone asked, but '59 Chevrolet.
Fabens, Texas in 1979. Looks kind of like the old Sinclair station architecture. Only the walls look to be wood boards instead of stucco.
It could be the weather slowly laid claim to the stucco, leaving (essentially) the lath that used to hold the plaster exposed.
Looks more like tung and groove siding to me. The stripes and the green band at ground level seem to have held up better than the white paint. You can see the joints between the boards still in the green band. I would think exposed lath would not be so uniform.
From back when design and advertising people had imaginations. So sad such talent is long gone. Today's 'make money by spending none, nor any effort' rules the day. Bleh.
"Half&Half" was a middle grade gasoline originally sold by Wilshire Oil Co on the West Coast. When Gulf bought and converted the Wilshire operations, they kept the Half&Half grade as a Gulf product on the West Coast until the introduction of Unleaded gasoline.
Phillips 66 Station. Alliance, Ohio, sometime in the 1950's. Northwest corner of Prospect & Mechanic, present site of Carnation City Bus. Photo by Charles Clark. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
I don't think it's the fifties. Yes, the '56 or '57 Nash is the newest vehicle. But I think I remember that the switch from orange and black Phillips signs to the modern ones was in '59. They've even had time to repaint the tanker red before this one was shot. So, maybe '59, probably sixties.
I had copied it from a post by the local historical society. I replied to them with your correction and Boxcab's link, and they thanked me (you) for your good research. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
