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Kansas Icebox & Modern Gas Stations (page 1)

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former Cities Service station
Augusta, KS
This former Cities Service station was housing Novaks Glass Shop when this photo was taken in 2010. By 2015, the building was housing Fast Lane, a used car dealership. [map]

former Cities Service station
Wichita, KS

2010:
2023:
This former Cities Service station began housing a Vickers station in the early 1960s. This canopy was probably added then. By 2018, the building and canopy were painted white and red. The building now houses J&G Tire Service. [map]

former Sinclair station [gone]
Gardner, KS
This former Sinclair station was built in 1962. It had been used as a liquor store before these photos were taken in 2010. It appeared to be closed at that time. In 2015, this station was put up for sale. The building was dismantled in 2016. It appeared to be done fairly carefully so it may be reassembled somewhere else. There is another station like this in Lincoln, IL which has been covered up with paint now.

former Cities Service station
Parsons, KS

2010:
2024:
This former Cities Service station was built in 1954. In 1966, it became a Gulf station. The building is currently vacant. [map]

former station
Lyndon, KS
This former station was built in 1955. I don't know what brand was here originally. In 2012, the closed station still had Texaco signs and pumps. By 2018, it had been restored as a Phillips 66. [map]

former Co-Op station
Fowler, KS
This former Co-Op station most recently housed the Fowler Equity Exchange. The building appears to be vacant now. There would have been a tower over the office originally like this one. In fact, the alteration to the bay next to the office with a door on the right seems to be an exact match to that vintage photo which was most likely misidentified as Cimarron, KS when it was taken in Fowler. [map]

former station
Ellis, KS
This former station was probably a Standard Oil station originally. The building was restored in 2018 with signs and a replica Red Crown pump for Auto Standard, a used car dealership. The business closed in 2020 and the station has been vacant since then. [map]

former Kerr-McGee station
Cherryvale, KS
This former Kerr-McGee station was built in 1965. The building is currently vacant. [map]

former Standard Oil station
Stafford, KS		 former station
Medicine Lodge, KS
This former Standard Oil station in Stafford was probably built in the 1940s. The building is used for private storage now. [map]

This former station in Medicine Lodge was probably built by Standard Oil. Artistic Illusions was a hair salon but the building appears to be vacant now. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Phillipsburg, KS
This former Phillips 66 station was built in 1963. It closed in the 1980s. The building was painted green and housed the Chubby Pickle restaurant for about 30 years. From 2021-2023, the station was restored by Bob Bunch who is using the building for personal use. The pumps and signs were added then. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Syracuse, KS		 former Phillips 66 station
Overland Park, KS
This former Phillips 66 station in Syracuse appears to be used as personal storage space now. [map]

This former Phillips 66 station in Overland Park was built in 1956. It was known as Mac's 66 Service until it closed in 2017. The building has been vacant since then. The pumps were removed around 2018. In 2019, there were plans to adapt the building for a coffee shop. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Topeka, KS		 former Phillips 66 station
Independence, KS
This former Phillips 66 station in Topeka has housed Bill's Service Center since at least 2007. [map]

This former Phillips 66 station in Independence was built in 1960. The building appears to be vacant now. The canopy roof has been missing since 2008. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Fort Scott, KS
This former Phillips 66 station now houses Fort Scott Washateria. [map]

former Phillips 66 station [gone]
Wichita, KS
2006: 2010:
The former Phillips 66 station was known as Nickelson's 66 Service in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although this building advertised for Kansas Blue Print, I believe it had been vacant for many years. It was demolished around 2013. [2006 photo thanks Glenda Campbell]

former Phillips 66 station
Wichita, KS
The former Phillips 66 station now houses Dumbwireguy. This Phillips 66 design variation featured a truncated "batwing" canopy. [map]

former Phillips 66 station
Scott City, KS
This former Phillips 66 station was built around 1950. When Mark Burnett restored it around 2010, he decided to simulate a Texaco station. [map]

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