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former station
Atlanta, GA |
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This building might have been a former station judging from its size and position on the lot. It now houses a cell phone repair business. The pagoda roof style is similar to the Wadhams stations shown below but is unrelated. There is a modern gas station in front of this building now. [map]
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The Wadhams Oil Company gas stations were designed by Alexander Eschweiler. These small, red pagoda roofed stations were built in the Midwest between 1917 and 1930. At one time, there were more than 100 of them but there are only a handful of these buildings left. For more, see this website.
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former Wadhams station
Cedarburg, WI |
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This former Wadhams station was built in 1926. It was built for William Schnabel and known as Billy's Service Station. It was a Texaco station as far back as the 1930s. In the 1970s, it housed a Firestone tire store. The building now houses Pagoda Jewelry. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
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former Wadhams station
Wild Rose, WI |
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This former Wadhams station was built in 1928. The service bay building was built in the 1940s. The station closed in 1978. The building was vacant when these photos were taken in 2011. Since around 2014, the building has housed the Pumphouse on the Mill restaurant. It was closed in 2023. [map]
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former Wadhams station [gone]
Milwaukee, WI |
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This former Wadhams station had been vacant since around 2007. It housed the Grant's Soul Food Restaurant before that. These photos are from 2011. The building was demolished in 2017.
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former Wadhams station
Milwaukee, WI |
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This former Wadhams station is now used as the office of Bargain Town Autos, a small used car dealer. [map]
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former Wadhams station
West Allis, WI |
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This former Wadhams station was built in 1927 and is still in its original location. When it was built, there were more than 30 Wadhams stations in the Milwaukee area and more than 100 in the Midwest. Frank Seneca operated the station from 1954-1978 and donated it to the City when he retired. It was restored in 2000 to its 1950s state. The interior is now a mini museum of gas station products and equipment. For more, see these websites: 1, 2 and 3. [map]
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former Wadhams station [gone]
West Allis, WI |
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This former Wadhams station was originally installed in Milwaukee. It was disassembled in 2002. It sat in a lot until 2004 when the roof was moved to State Fair Park. There were plans that station would be rebuilt as the gateway to the International Village but that never happened. The roof sat in a remote corner of the Park when these photos were taken in 2007. I believe the roof was destroyed with a portion of it saved by the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum.
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former Wadhams station [gone]
Aurora, IL |
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This former Wadhams station was built in 1924. I don't know of any other Wadhams stations built outside of Wisconsin. Much later, the building was used by the Red Top restaurant, evidently, named after the red roof which was about all that remained of the station. These photos are from 2009. The building appeared to be vacant in 2013. By 2018, the building was gone.
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former Wadhams station
Waterford, WI |
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This former Wadhams station opened as a simple repair shop which added a gas pump in 1911. The business began selling Wadhams gas in 1922. In 1934, this station was built. Although the Tudor Revival style building has been remodeled significantly, the tower still remains. The building is used as a Mobil station now. The pumps were originally located on the tower side of the building. There were peaked windows and a door at the base of the tower. [map]
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