Today’s lead image was taken at the Johnson’s Corner gasoline station. It appears to originate from the late thirties as the car on the left dates to about 1932, and the Carmony Neon Sign Company Dodge Sedan Delivery is circa 1937. From the appearance of the photo, it was likely taken for promotional proposes for the Sign Company at dusk with the neon tubes glowing.

According to Frank Barrett, who has sent in a number of images in the past, Johnson’s Corner is now a large truck stop next to I-25, north of Denver, Colorado famous for its cinnamon rolls. The photo is courtesy of the Longmont Museum.

You have probably heard of Ronald Read in the news recently from here in Brattleboro, Vermont, who died in June at the age of 92. His friends and family were extremely surprised after learning that his estate valued at close to eight million dollars. The widower with two stepchildren left most of his money to our local hospital and the Town’s Brooks Memorial Library.

Read, a self-taught stock picker and a very frugal Vermont Yankee had his fortune increased by long-time compounded growth. He worked for years at Haviland’s Gulf Station (above) pumping gas and I remember him filling my tank many times in the late seventies and early eighties.

He was noted for parking outside of the center of town and walking into it to avoid having to pay the parking meters. His hobby was driving around looking around for free fire wood for his stove, and stocking his wood pile. The station still exists as a repair garage. The photo is courtesy of The Estate of Ronald Read.

The gas station (above), located in Butte, Montana might be a Consumers Oil Company station. Back in time two large oil companies existed with the same name, with one located in Los Angeles, California, and the other in Macon, Georgia.

In one of the buildings with the tall round chimney located directly behind the station, steam baths were offered. This photo was taken by Arthur Rothstein in the summer of 1939, who was an expert at capturing everyday life. At the time, he worked for the Farm Security Administration.

This photo is via and appears to be one of a chain of Bang Oil Company Gasoline Stations. A search did turn up that the Company drilled for oil at a number of locations around the county. The sign appearing to have some colored light bulbs must have been quiet a sight in the evening hours. If you can tell us more about this operation, please let us know.

This photo from Historic Pittsburg shows paving operations on Bigelow Boulevard in the City at some point in 1926 with not one, but four steam rollers. Behind all the action out on the street is a Gulf Products Station with at least seven gasoline pumps to serve the public. Note the tray in front of the boilers on the rollers where the coal is stored.

This photo is in poor condition but is included because of the five interesting hexagonal-shaped visible glass cylinder gasoline pumps. Note the round pump island with five lights featuring milk glass globes mounted on top of poles.

This setup was at the L. C. Nees Grocery, Confectionery and Gasoline Station located in Geistown Borough, just outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The photo is courtesy of the Pennsylvania Highlands College. View 100s of vintage gasoline station photographs here.