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Illinois Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 2)

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former Esso station
Peoria, IL		 former Gulf station
Ramsey, IL
This former Esso station in Peoria now houses Century Car & Van Rental. [map]

This former Gulf station in Ramsey has been vacant for many years. [map]

former station
Rockford, IL
This former station looks like it might have been built as a Gulf station. Plaza Auto Service has been here since 1957 so the station might have been built then. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Springfield, IL
This former Standard Oil station has been vacant since around 2017. For another example of this design, see this station in St. Louis, MO. [map]

former Gulf station
Spring Valley, IL
This former Gulf station has been used for a used car lot since at least 2015. [map]

former Cities Service station
St. Charles, IL
This former Cities Service station was built in 1963. The building housed a Marathon station in 2008. When this photo was taken in 2009, it was Kevin's Auto Repair and the pumps had been removed. By 2012, the station had been repainted tan with red trim. The canopy design is similar to Union 76 but I don't know if those stations were built in Illinois. The canopy doesn't seem to have enough "lift" for it to have been a Phillips 66 station. Does anyone know what brand was here originally? For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Streator, IL
This former Standard Oil station now houses a Harold's Chicken. [map]

Williamsville:
former station

former Phillips 66 station
Danville, IL
This former Phillips 66 station in Danville has been vacant since at least 2018. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
East St. Louis, IL
This former Phillips 66 station in East St. Louis last housed a bar. It has been vacant for many years. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Nauvoo, IL
This former Phillips 66 station now houses Vick's Uptown Service, an auto repair business. This building has the same style office as the one above in Zeigler but with a shorter canopy. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Pana, IL		 former Phillips 66 station
Peoria, IL
This former Phillips 66 station in Pana had been vacant since at least 2007. The building was restored in 2022 for the Scoop'd ice cream parlor and coffee shop. [map]

This former Phillips 66 station appears to be vacant or used for personal storage. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Quincy, IL		 former Phillips 66 station
Rantoul, IL
This former Phillips 66 station in Quincy now houses Rexx Battery. The canopy was removed around 2023. Only these original canted windows remain. For more, see this website. [map]

This former Phillips 66 station in Rantoul has been vacant for many years. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Vandalia, IL
This former Phillips 66 station in Vandalia currently has signs for Circle H Welding and Kick Ass Graphics. I don't know if either business is still there. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Zeigler, IL

2010:
2024:
This former Phillips 66 station now houses Zeig's Auto Sales. [map]

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