{"id":618,"date":"2009-11-19T09:28:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T15:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2009-11-19T09:29:30","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T15:29:30","slug":"abandoned-gas-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned gas station"},"content":{"rendered":"

On one of my recent road trips, I stopped on the way back to take some photos of an old gas station I had seen on the side of the highway.<\/p>\n

The sign on the building says “Uncle Sams”, but the painted-over red circle badge and red font still visible on the hood of the station’s roof looks like it was once a Texaco gas station. That the the giant Texaco sign in the background with the empty pricing gave it away.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 01<\/p><\/div>\n

The pumps were old, rusted, and beautiful. All the accessories and decorations were long gone, and only the bare interior remained.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 02<\/p><\/div>\n

A closeup of one of the pumps showed the last purchase made on this pump was for $50.02<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 03<\/p><\/div>\n

This opened pump was one of my favorite photos. There’s a mix of old and new parts in this one, and it looks like someone had pried the top plate down.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 04<\/p><\/div>\n

Backing up a little, you can see how far the roof was leaning back. The impact was only on one column, and the roof was all in one piece. I wonder if this damage is what did in “Uncle Sams” or if it came after the store was already abandoned?<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 05<\/p><\/div>\n

A photo of the whole station. I can almost see what it was at one point a long time ago. The weeds have made great headway through the concrete, so it has been awhile since anyone has been here.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 06<\/p><\/div>\n

This little rusted broken pillar is what was holding up the whole roof.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 07<\/p><\/div>\n

This is my second favorite photo. The grass grew up into this last pump and was entwined among the rusting gears and steel.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 08<\/p><\/div>\n

Backing up a few steps, you can see the grass had really grown into this last pump.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 09<\/p><\/div>\n

If you looked at it from far enough away, it looks like the grass picked this particular pump to reach out to.<\/p>\n

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Abandoned Gas Station 10<\/p><\/div>\n

That was it for my quick stop. I think the next big storm will probably knock over that roof, flattening the pumps and maybe part of the store.<\/p>\n

As I was driving away, I noticed construction had just started on a freeway overpass for this town. It was just the flattening of the ground, but eventually there’s going to be a business highway and the regular highway passing by. And if it’s like any of the other bypass highways in this part of Texas, these towns I currently drive through on my way North might be in big trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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