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April 1943. "Detroit, Michigan. Boarded-up pumps at a closed gas station." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur S. Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
When I was college age, I applied for a few retail and gas credit cards. This was when each oil company issued its own card. If I got a rejection in the mail, I would write back and say how much I really wanted their card and when or what did I need to do to get their card. Every company responded by sending me their credit card ... except Texaco! They said they did not disclose their criteria for approval, and I would simply have to reapply from time to time. I still don't buy Texaco gas. I know, Doug ... let it go.
The Texaco sign, the concrete pump pad and the surrounding concrete look pristine.
Could this be a station that hasn't opened for business yet and these are new pumps that that are awaiting installation or possibly already installed but awaiting a delayed opening due to the fuel shortages during the war?
[No. - Dave]
Convert them to outhouses for the duration.
Looks like the dad's prize from A Christmas Story. Ha LOL
Wonder if today's current pumps will look as classy when EVs take over the world.
They resemble outhouses. After-dark outhouse-tipping could be incendiary.
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