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Illinois Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 1)

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Grandt's Shell station [gone]
Arlington Heights, IL
The 15-foot-long rocket on top of the Grandt's Shell station canopy was built with oil drums by the owner in 1960. The station was probably from the 1950s. The station closed in 2020 and the property was sold to the city. The city removed the rocket with plans to display it eventually. The station was demolished.

Berwyn:
former Shell station

former Shell station
Chatsworth, IL
This former Shell station was supposedly built in 1947. The station was restored with pumps and signs added around 2020. [map]

BP station
Chicago, IL
The BP station was built in 1971 as a Standard Oil station. It was later known as the Archway Amoco station. It features curved steel beams. The white roof was found to be too reflective for neighboring apartment dwellers and was later covered with tar and gravel. For more, see this website. [map]

former Cities Service station
Crest Hill, IL
This former Cities Service station now houses the K&D Service Center. [map]

former Mobil station [gone]
Fairview Heights, IL		 former Standard Oil station
Girard, IL
This former station in Fairview Heights looks like it was probably a Mobil station at one time with an example of the old mushroom canopy. When this photo was taken in 2005, it was a closed Q Gas & Service station. The building was demolished by 2013.

This former Standard Oil station in Girard now houses Shane Smith Plumbing & Heating. For more, see this website. [map]

Gridley:
former Cities Service station [gone]

former Texaco station
Hinckley, IL
This former Texaco station now houses Red Brick Skincare. [map]

former Sinclair station
La Salle, IL
This former Sinclair station was built in the mid-1960s. It has been vacant since around 2019. [map]

former Sinclair station
Lincoln, IL
2009: 2024:
This former Sinclair station appeared vacant when this photo was taken in 2009. This photo from 1990 in Boonville, MO shows what this station would have looked like originally. By 2023, the building had been painted blue and the original garage doors replaced. It remains vacant. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Machesney Park, IL		 former station
Moline, IL
This former Standard Oil station in Machesney Park housed Parson's Automotive when this photo was taken in 2011. By 2012, the building was housing a different repair shop. By 2017, the building had been painted blue and was housing a used car lot office. By 2021, the porcelain enamel panels had been removed. [map]

This former station in Moline had raised diamond plastic panels along the roof. I think this might have been a Sinclair station originally. The building housed Muddy River Mechanics when this photo was taken in 2006. It has since been remodeled and the plastic panels removed. As of 2015, the building houses a Mexican restaurant. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Paris, IL		 former station
Pekin, IL
This former Standard Oil station in Paris has been vacant for many years. [map]

This former station in Pekin may have been a Cities Service station originally. The building now houses a repair shop. [map]

former station [gone]
Pekin, IL
This former station was occupied by Pekin Towing and Layne's Auto Sales when these photos were taken in 2009. The blue and white color scheme might suggest that this was a Gulf station. However, it didn't have the blue ribbing at the top and I believe it was probably something else. The building had been demolished by 2022.

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