Bloo Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) NOT MINE I don't know where to put this, so here it is. https://wenatchee.craigslist.org/pts/d/wenatchee-1929-signal-gas-station-30-30/7610312029.html From ad: _________________________________________________________________________ Email: 93ad81eb0d413e3a920fc8427bfa06c1@sale.craigslist.org This Steel Panel Building is Dismantled and in a Pile. The Picture is for Reference Only. The building is another project that I will not get to. Sorry But your imagination is the best I can provide. I dismantled it 30 years ago and took lots of pics only to have the rolls of film be destroyed in a fire before I got them developed. All panels are in 2 piles and pics of the piles are of no help. The building was tall enough as it had a hydraulic car hoist in the floor. You can see the building behind the ambulance is Lyles Used Cars. I know how you feel and I am laughing as I write.... The building was sitting on a 6" curb poured with the floor. I was going to pour the floor and curb and install a 6 " steel channel atop the curb and build the building on the channels that is not connected to the curb. Unatached to the curb and on skids (channel iron) the building is PORTABLE and requires NO BUILDING PERMITT ................. C@@L DB _____________________________________________________________________________ Based on a close read of the ad, and local knowledge, IGNORE THE PICTURE OF THE RICHFIELD STATION. It is not like that. Signal gas was a thing around here, so that part could be right I guess. It was a landmark for decades here as a used car lot. I remember this building well, and it is not the same shape as the Richfield station. It was a polygon. See the diagrams. Those look about right to me. Edited May 6, 2023 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 There are definitely some erector set style gas stations from the 30s 40s and 50s that would make an exceptional hobby building. Unfortunately, in this case he doesn’t have any pictures and I can’t imagine how hard it would be to figure out where everything goes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 Pretty hard I imagine... on the other hand, it wasn't large. One bay. How bad could it be? I don't think we will find any pictures of this one assembled. The reason I think so is when we had a thread about old gas stations a while back, this was an obvious one for me to post. I think I dug to the bottom of the Internet and never found a picture. Surprising at the time, but knowing that, I'm not surprised that all we get is a grainy picture behind an ambulance. I have noticed buildings like this have become interesting to some collectors who have the land, money, and ambition to deal with such a project. That's why I posted. I sincerely hope somebody swoops in and saves this one from the scrapyard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Bloo said: Pretty hard I imagine... on the other hand, it wasn't large. One bay. How bad could it be? I don't think we will find any pictures of this one assembled. The reason I think so is when we had a thread about old gas stations a while back, this was an obvious one for me to post. I think I dug to the bottom of the Internet and never found a picture. Surprising at the time, but knowing that, I'm not surprised that all we get is a grainy picture behind an ambulance. I have noticed buildings like this have become interesting to some collectors who have the land, money, and ambition to deal with such a project. That's why I posted. I sincerely hope somebody swoops in and saves this one from the scrapyard. There is a thread on here where somebody posted a picture of an erector set style gas station sitting in the back of a junk yard in Colorado. I've tried to find it again but have failed. It would make an awesome 1 car backyard garage. This first one is an example that was for sale 10 years ago: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 This one would be awesome! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 I believe this is a metal one that could be moved to a new location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasscarguy Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 I remember the whistler on the radio on Sunday evenings in the Seattle area. Their tag line was go farther with Signal and on signs and print ads it was a play on words as the father wearing a hat and ran out of gas "go farther with signal gas" There were even a couple of black and white movies, titled, "the Whistler" with the same sound track as the radio program just sayin' frontyboy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/thriller/the-whistler ( Also available on Youtube for FREE ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 It's hard to imagine working in a steel panel gas station in the extreme summer or winter weather in many parts of the country. I worked at such a station in the mild northern California climate and still spent the summer outside following the shade around the building and winter, inside, huddled by a small electric heater. ⛽ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 When I was a young man (1960's) short self tapping hex screws were called "Gas Station Screws" and I was told they were used to put stations like this together. I think anything harder than this one would be too difficult for me these days: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 This is a metal station. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JACK M Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Here is a free one. Marketplace - FREE TO REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS - Steel-Structured Auto Shop - To Be Moved | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, JACK M said: Here is a free one. Marketplace - FREE TO REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS - Steel-Structured Auto Shop - To Be Moved | Facebook The front is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rg171352 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 9:06 PM, alsancle said: There is a thread on here where somebody posted a picture of an erector set style gas station sitting in the back of a junk yard in Colorado. I've tried to find it again but have failed. It would make an awesome 1 car backyard garage. This first one is an example that was for sale 10 years ago: I have tried to find that thread as well. IIRC the fellow lived in NY and owned a project Playboy. Perhaps someone remembers who it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 5:07 PM, Bloo said: Sorry But your imagination is the best I can provide. No problem...Same goes for the check I'm going to pay you with. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60s GM Fan Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Id love to have one of these and make it a little guest house in my yard lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, 60s GM Fan said: Id love to have one of these and make it a little guest house in my yard lol Guest house? I would move in myself, LOL. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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