Archiving Angeles (AA): Gilmore Gasoline

By Jason Burns
March 13th, 2009 @ 4:16 PM History

gas

It was called a service station, because it provided more than gasoline. Even in Los Angeles.

The year was 1920.

Photo from USC Digital Archive

Related posts:

  1. Los Angeles Gasoline Prices: Up or Down?
  2. The Friendly Gasoline Machine of Sherman Oaks
  3. Archiving Angeles (AA): Meow Casting
  4. Archiving Angeles (AA): The New Yellow Car
  5. Archiving Angeles (AA): The Revolution Will Not Be Analog

Print this post


6 Comments so far

  1. frazgo on March 13th, 2009 @ 4:39 pm

    lovin’ it, my friday just isn’t complete until Archiving Angels rolls out.


  2. Jason Burns (jasonburns) on March 13th, 2009 @ 4:57 pm

    Thanks, Fraz. Sorry it was so late today!


  3. WILL CAMPBELL (willcampbell) on March 13th, 2009 @ 5:13 pm

    That font in the Gilmore Gasoline sign is awesome!


  4. Matt Mason (mason) on March 13th, 2009 @ 5:58 pm

    What a great historic photo. I wonder if "friendo" works in there.


  5. sviddle on March 13th, 2009 @ 8:47 pm

    This must be the same family that owns the land under the Grove and Farmer’s Market…where they discovered huge deposits of oil early last century…Gilmore Bank is on the north side of the Farmer’s Market, on the other side of the little street that leads to the mega parking lot off Fairfax…


  6. WILL CAMPBELL (willcampbell) on March 14th, 2009 @ 11:14 am

    Further to sviddle’s observation, the present location of Gilmore Bank on Fairfax resulted when the original 1955 Gilmore Bank building on 3rd Street — considered historically and architecturally significant among preservationists — was destroyed for The Grove.

    Here’s a low-rez shot of what it looked like brand new:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildbell/3353549725/



Terms of use | Privacy Policy | Content: Creative Commons | Site and Design © 2009 | Metroblogging ® and Metblogs ® are registered trademarks of Bode Media, Inc.