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Colorado Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 1)

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former Gulf station
Cortez, CO		 former Gulf station
Wheat Ridge, CO
This former Gulf station in Cortez appeared to be abandoned when this photo was taken in 2012. It was still vacant in 2018. The addition to the roof is not original. [map]

This former Gulf station in Wheat Ridge now houses the AAA Propane Center. [map]

former Texaco station
Idaho Springs, CO
This former Texaco station is now an Exxon station. This was Texaco's "Matawan" design from the 1960s. [map]

former Bay Service station
Rocky Ford, CO
2012: 2023:
This former Bay Service station housed Otero Cars & Detail in 2012. The building has housed the Pickled Onion coffeehouse since around 2021. [map]

former Oval E station
Denver, CO

2008:
2012:
This former Oval E station was a Husky station in its remaining years as a gas station. The pumps were then removed and it was an auto repair shop for many years. The Oval E brand was sold in areas where the Esso brand was prohibited. This building was designed for Esso stations. In 2011, this building was converted into a 7-Eleven store. For more, see this website. [map]

former Esso station
Colorado Springs, CO
This former Oval E station with the Esso building design now houses an Enterprise Rent-A-Car location. In later years, when it was still pumping gas, this was known as Buzz's Skelly station. For more, see this website. [map]

Johnnie's Auto Service Center
Golden, CO

2012:
2023:
Johnnie's Auto Service Center was built around 2008. The building is meant to resemble and old Gulf station. The building now houses TK Morrison Construction. [map]

former Conoco station
Golden, CO
This former Conoco station was built in 1949. In 1972, it was adapted for a Golden State Bank branch. A mansard roof and dark brick siding were installed then but have since been removed. Around 2012, an addition was made to the right side of the building. It now houses Icelantic Skis. [map]

former Enco station
Walsenburg, CO		 former Texaco station
New Castle, CO
This former Enco station appears to be vacant. [map]

This former Texaco station in New Castle is pretty buried behind vehicles but I'll include it anyway. The letters on the building and the pole sign were added sometime between 2008 and 2012. This photo is from 2023. [map]

former station
Boulder, CO
This former station has housed a Meineke Car Care Center for many years. I had not seen arches like this on a canopy before. They were probably later additions. They were removed around 2019. [map]

former station
Pueblo, CO
2012: 2022:
This former station began housing the Broadway Cup 'n' Cork cafe in 2012. By 2019, the building was housing Ruby's wine bar. [map]

former Skelly station
Colorado Springs, CO
This former Skelly station was probably built in the 1960s. The station would have looked like this one originally. The building has housed Peak Auto Service since 1993. [map]

former gas station
Commerce City, CO
This former gas station was a Conoco at one time. The building appears to be from the 1960s. It has been abandoned for many years. I don't know if the upstairs was used as a residence originally. However, it was used as a nightclub known as the A-Frame Lounge. Does anyone know more about this building? The sign was removed in 2021. [map]

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