Archiving Angeles (AA): Gilmore Gasoline

March 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm in History

gas

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

The year was 1920.

http://frazgomeanders.blogspot.com frazgo

lovin’ it, my friday just isn’t complete until Archiving Angels rolls out.
http://fadein.la Jason Burns

Thanks, Fraz. Sorry it was so late today!
http://www.wildbell.com WILL CAMPBELL

That font in the Gilmore Gasoline sign is awesome!
Matt Mason

What a great historic photo. I wonder if “friendo” works in there.
sviddle

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…
http://www.wildbell.com WILL CAMPBELL

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/