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Illinois Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 1)

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Grandt's Shell station [gone]
Arlington Heights, IL
The 15-foot-long rocket on top of the Grandt's Shell station canopy was built with oil drums by the owner in 1960. The station was probably from the 1950s. The station closed in 2020 and the property was sold to the city. The city removed the rocket with plans to display it eventually. The station was demolished.

former Texaco station
Aurora, IL		 former Shell station
Chatsworth, IL
This former Texaco station has housed Petit Auto Care since 1982. This was Texaco's Matawan design, named after the first one built in Matawan, NJ station in 1964. For more, see this website. [map]

This former Shell station was supposedly built in 1947. The station was restored with pumps and signs added around 2020. [map]

Berwyn:
former Shell station

former Standard Oil station
Chicago, IL
This former Standard Oil station was designed by George W. Terp and built in 1971. It was also known as the Archway Standard station and later the Archway Amoco station. It has been a BP station since at least 2007. The canopy features curved steel beams. The white roof was found to be too reflective for neighboring apartment residents and was later covered with tar and gravel. [map]

former Cities Service station
Crest Hill, IL
This former Cities Service station now houses the K&D Service Center. [map]

former Mobil station [gone]
Fairview Heights, IL		 former Standard Oil station
Girard, IL
This former station in Fairview Heights looks like it was probably a Mobil station at one time with an example of the old mushroom canopy. When this photo was taken in 2005, it was a closed Q Gas & Service station. The building was demolished by 2013.

This former Standard Oil station in Girard now houses Shane Smith Plumbing & Heating. For more, see this website. [map]

Gridley:
former Cities Service station [gone]

former Texaco station
Hinckley, IL
This former Texaco station now houses Red Brick Skincare. [map]

former Shell station
Berwyn, IL
This former Shell station was operating as Dubsky Bros. Shell by 1958. The building operated as a service garage for many years. Around 2024, the building was remodeled for Midwest Signature Properties. The bays on the left were adapted for office space. For more, see this website. [map]

former Sinclair station
La Salle, IL
This former Sinclair station was built in the mid-1960s. It has been vacant since around 2019. [map]

former Sinclair station
Lincoln, IL
2009: 2024:
This former Sinclair station appeared vacant when this photo was taken in 2009. This photo from 1990 in Boonville, MO shows what this station would have looked like originally. By 2023, the building had been painted blue and the original garage doors replaced. It remains vacant. [map]

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