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I now what you mean, Hersch....
I never saw this station, but I understand your sentiments. There used to be an old Sinclair station along I-95 on the way to Florida from Atlanta. It was classic Americana....Dino Supreme pumps, green and white...still had the little amber lookin' 'spinners' in the top of the pumps that spun around when the gas was pumping....cool! Pumps still had the bells in them that counted off the gallons with a real satisfying 'ding-ding-ding' when you filled up!
But, the best stuff was inside...an old chest-type Coke machine where you slid the drink down the channels inside the chest after you opened up the top - had to hold the top open with one hand and slide your Nehi orange soda with the other. Then, dropped your quarter - was a dime at one time - into the coin slot and pulled the bottle up through the locking mechanism. Inside of the box was all lined with galvanized tin...you could see the zinc plating. And then there was the "Tom's Snacks" machine....big red machine that had pull handles under long rows of products. The front was glass and inside was all painted gloss white. Put your money in the coin slot and the pulled the knob under the snack you wanted. Very satisfiying 'ker-chunk' when you pulled the handle and the candy dropped down into the bin. My favorite was called 'Toms Full Dinner'...a peanut butter and hard candy thing with off-white and brown pin stripes on it. Loved 'em.....
Fat tire bicycle leaning up against the side of one of the bays....floors all black from years and years of oil drips and Dino lube dripping on them. Thousands...literally THOUSANDs of v-belts and hoses hangin' up all along the top of the walls in the service bays...this one had two bays. And the long wooden pole with a hook on the end of it to remove and replace the hoses and belts from the hooks along the top of the walls....all stained black along the handle end from years of use. I love all that stuff....the smells, the black gook on the floor, even the air hose operated bell that rang when a customer's car ran over the air hose outside.
Even that sickening lilac smelling block in the commodes in the restroom....remember those?
Man....these are pieces of Americana that are disapperaing fast every day. Get off the Interstates folks....drive the back roads and maybe you can find places like this!
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Last edited by Flyin_Freddie; 09-09-2002 at 11:11 AM..
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