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Illinois Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 2)

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former Standard Oil station
Machesney Park, IL		 former station
Moline, IL
This former Standard Oil station in Machesney Park housed Parson's Automotive when this photo was taken in 2011. By 2012, the building was housing a different repair shop. By 2017, the building had been painted blue and was housing a used car lot office. By 2021, the porcelain enamel panels had been removed. [map]

This former station in Moline had raised diamond plastic panels along the roof. I'm pretty sure that this building housed a DX station originally. The building housed Muddy River Mechanics when this photo was taken in 2006. It has since been remodeled and the plastic panels removed. As of 2015, the building houses a Mexican restaurant. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Paris, IL		 former station
Pekin, IL
This former Standard Oil station in Paris has been vacant for many years. [map]

This former station in Pekin may have been a Cities Service station originally. The building now houses a repair shop. [map]

former station [gone]
Pekin, IL
This former station was occupied by Pekin Towing and Layne's Auto Sales when these photos were taken in 2009. The blue and white color scheme might suggest that this was a Gulf station. However, it didn't have the blue ribbing at the top and I believe it was probably something else. The building had been demolished by 2022.

former Esso station
Peoria, IL		 former Gulf station
Ramsey, IL
This former Esso station in Peoria now houses Century Car & Van Rental. [map]

This former Gulf station in Ramsey has been vacant for many years. [map]

former station
Rockford, IL
This former station looks like it might have been built as a Gulf station. Plaza Auto Service has been here since 1957 so the station might have been built then. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Springfield, IL
This former Standard Oil station has been vacant since around 2017. For another example of this design, see this station in St. Louis, MO. [map]

former Gulf station
Spring Valley, IL
This former Gulf station has been used for a used car lot since at least 2015. [map]

former Cities Service station
St. Charles, IL
This former Cities Service station was built in 1963. The building housed a Marathon station in 2008. When this photo was taken in 2009, it was Kevin's Auto Repair and the pumps had been removed. By 2012, the station had been repainted tan with red trim. The canopy design is similar to Union 76 but I don't know if those stations were built in Illinois. The canopy doesn't seem to have enough "lift" for it to have been a Phillips 66 station. Does anyone know what brand was here originally? For more, see this website. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Streator, IL
This former Standard Oil station now houses a Harold's Chicken. [map]

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former station

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