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
6 Replies to “Archiving Angeles (AA): Gilmore Gasoline”
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Lizard people dude. Seriously.
lovin’ it, my friday just isn’t complete until Archiving Angels rolls out.
Thanks, Fraz. Sorry it was so late today!
That font in the Gilmore Gasoline sign is awesome!
What a great historic photo. I wonder if “friendo” works in there.
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…
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/