I was out and about Sunday afternoon out in the country west of Tulsa when I encountered a sign farm. It was a bunch of long forgotten old gas station signs arranged in a giant semicircle in a field out in the middle of nowhere.
I passed this once before last spring on first Bike Run, the Tour de Cure 2018. We passed it and I remember being very interested but being my first ride I didn’t feel like stopping and taking photos.
Remember the days of full service gas stations? You’d drive in and run over the cable making the bell ring, and somebody would be right out and you’d tell them to fill it up. They’d check the oil and fill the windshield washer tank. Ah, them were the days.
Somebody has spent a bunch of money not just collecting the signs but restoring them to mint condition and then installing them. To whoever you are, I salute you!!
That’s so neat!
This is just tool cool for words. There is another collection along I-44 between Springfield, MO & St. Louis. However, I don’t believe they are as well organized and restored. Thanks for sharing this experience Yogi.
One way down to Sandpoint there a philp 66 gas. At one in our little town of Bonners Ferry we had “husky gas”
I believe there mostly in Canada now.
Coffee is on
What a great collection and good that everyone can enjoy it.
A bit of history ~ Wow ~ what a fun find ~ neat photos too! ^_^
Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
How awesome is this!! A history of culture in a way. This would be a great addition to the signs, signs blog.
A modern-day Stonehenge?
What a find! I wish I knew the story behind the collector. There is an assignment for you Alan.
It’s whimsical … and I like whimsy! And yes, the memories.
Cool collection. At 16, I worked at a service station with a bell and pumped fuel.
I love coming across things like this. Bravo to whoever invested the time and money in this project. I think there’s a couple states that require full service at gas stations, you can’t pump your own gas. New Jersey and Oregon I believe.
How fun! This must have looked unreal at first. Someone had fun collecting these signs!