Gas Station Things We No Longer See!
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2023
- There have been many changes at the gas pump throughout the years. Yes, the price has increased but the gas that is available for purchased is also different. We can now pay at the pump and there is even an electric charging option in some stations. In this video we see some of the gas station changes since the 1960s!
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My father's friend owned a gas station back in the 50's and 60's. I remember the round tops of the gas pumps, his dog laying right outside, the old coca-cola machines and Hank Williams and Bluegrass music playing out loud. It was such a simpler time. Thanks for the trip back Rhetty.😊😊
I remember riding the bus to work and there was always an older woman who wanted the bus driver to “let me Awff at the Gaas station “ ( She said with a southern accent)
You're welcome sl8605. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories at your friend's family station.
not to kill your good vibes or be political but it was better times for some than others.
I remember the S&H greenstamps. My Mother got a gold-plated silverware set in a wooden box, it had all the extra serving pieces with it as well. She would enlist my help putting all those stamps in the books, it was terrible licking and pasting those in but she always gave me ice cream as a treat for helping her. When she passed away I got her gold plated set and every special dinner I have during the holidays I use it and think of her and her green stamps.❤
A beautiful memory. ♥️ That touched my heart. Thank you for sharing. I also remember licking and sticking those S&H Greenstamps for my mom. I got a gummy tongue and she got a swanky electric knife sharpener. 🤣👍
@edie9330 It was so much fun collecting stamps and putting them in the books, though we usually used a wet washcloth, much easier! And it was a treat going to the redemption store to turn in the books for merchandise, although we eventually realized that after what was spent collecting the stamps, the merchandise was more expensive than it was actually worth ... but the fun of it all more than made up for it. 🥰
There really were some nice items offered for collecting those stamps. I wish there was something like that now. I know many people got gifts for kids that way. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and what you still have from your mother.
I’m a jeweler and must tell you how fabulous your story was. 😍😍😍
Back in the 70s all the gas stations gave me and my friend lots of free decals like STP, Wynns, Champion spark plugs, Valvoline oil, etc...
Those were cool to get! Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Joe!
Me too! Our bicycles were covered in stickers from the gas stations.
Working at a full service gas station was my first job in the mid 80s. As soon as someone rolled over the rubber hose and caused a ding ding inside the station, me and a friend would RUN out there, he would start filling the tank and I would wash the windows and ask the driver to pop the hood so I could check their oil. Best part of the job was I got free soda when I refilled the soda machine....lol.
That does sound like a good perk! Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of working at a service station Eric!
Worked at Todds Arco in Auburn Hills in the 70s all we serviced was mostly classic 60s cars.
Life was groovy!
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Joe!
So much of this video brought back many memories. My mother collected S&H Green stamps and she got a lot of our birthday gifts and Christmas presents with them. They were very helpful in the 50"s with five kids to buy for. My husband spent his teen years working in his dad's service station and I think that had a big influence with him becoming a mechanic. He was a mechanic in the Army as well and continued after getting out until his retirement. Thanks again, Rhett!
You're welcome and thank you for watching Leslie! Those stamps really could help people out in getting gifts and household essentials. It's too bad things aren't offered like that anymore.
Oh my Word the memories that this brought back. My Father would go sometimes during the day before Work and for sure on the weekends to a local Gas Station called Deep Rock. Dad would go up and not only work on our car he would work on others too. Didn't pay much but Mom sure got a lot of the S&H Green Stamps too. That was so long ago. Late 60's for sure. Thank you so much for the walk down memory lane. Take Care.
I really enjoyed this vid. I grew up in the 70s and they still filled your tank, cleaned your wideshield, etc. I remember the "gas wars" when one station would drop the price per gallon by a penny or two, and the station across the street would follow suit and even undercut the other station. I remember my parents collecting the stamps as well as the novelty glasses the stations gave out often from popular movies at the time (I think some of them even had lead paint!). It's a good thing Sinclair was not around in my neck of the woods, because, as a budding paleontologist, I woupd have insisted going there to collect the platic dinosaurs they had! A couple other companies you left out were Gulf and Standard Oil (such as Sohio), which is now BP. Some of the oldest service stations had some great brick and motar awnings. I also remember the transition to self serve and unleaded gas. In the not so distant future, we may be talking about the good ol' days of using gasoline!
Yes, that's like the jelly jars with looney tune figures on the outside, we would collect then we were told not to drink from them anymore as they contained lead
Those stamps could come in handy for a lot of things. It's really sort of sad that there isn't anything like that now. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and thoughts.
In the 70's there was a San Ann station near where I lived and it was full service only. Which was good for my mom who was in a wheelchair and couldn't just hop out to pump her own gas. And the guy who ran it was so nice that there were times she would ask him to hold a check for a week or so till she got the money to cover it, and he would!! That would never happen these days.😆
Awwww lovely memories for you 💓
Those were the days ❤
That does sound like a nice man and station there. I have often wondered what people do that really could use the help like that. At some point and time we will all need a little help. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us.
@@RhettyforHistory At many modern self service stations there is a decal on the pumps that invites you to call the station attendant to help you if you are not able to pump your own gas if you’re handicapped.
I guess I haven't noticed those in my area. I've seen the call buttons for help but in the stations I visit I'm not sure how the one worker could leave the store and do that. There would be a lot of theft.
In Australia they call them Service Stations and ironically they have no service at all.
That is interesting. Usually it is older people that call them service stations or filling stations. Thank you for watching and telling us how it is where you are.
Boy how things have changed. Customer service is pretty much a thing of the past. I forgot all about the rubber hose that would ding really loud when you drove over it. I can remember the smell of gasoline when on a cold winter day my dad was filling the tank. Had a different smell to it than today. Ha!!
Hi Jodie! 👋😁
Hi Paul 😊
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Customer service seems to be disappearing in a lot of different industries. It's sad to me really because I was a part of that growing up. If any businesses wanted to stand out today then all they have to do is look at the standards that were in place a long time ago. I am convinced that a great customer service and experience would make all the difference in your competition. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Paul!
Hi mate. In Australia we still had service stations right up until the early 90’s. I remember stopping at one when I was on my Learners Permit and they gave us a free area map and checked the oil, tyres and wipers for free .
I really miss those friendly days of motoring. I do still chat with service attendants as long as they are not busy today though. Often these days they have a thankless job so they love to just chat for a little while.
I don’t really drive much anymore as I work from home but thankfully I haven’t seen any of those credit card air machines over here but I do check my own tyres every couple of weeks anyway.
Thanks for another walk down memory lane. I love your channel.
You're welcome and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the channel. I appreciate you watching and sharing some of your memories. It's very interesting to know how it was in Australia. Many jobs today seem a little thankless. We could all be a little more grateful than we are and especially when there is a service and great customer experience offered.
I miss having my gas pumped. There's nothing worse than standing in the freezing cold filling up my car🥶 i had forgotten about the wads of cash. Thanks for the memories you always make me smile
You're welcome and thank you for watching Kimberley! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video!
Liked seeing all of the old abandoned stations . Sometimes you can get an idea of when they closed by looking at the price of gas at the time on the pumps if they are still there. A lot of these stations are still around for the fact that it is expensive to have the underground tanks removed.
It's sad to see them abandoned but I'm right there with you. I love seeing the gas prices on the pumps if those are still there. Thank you for watching ttop64!
There used to be a full service station out in the country where my grandparents lived that survived all the way up through the 90's. Around the 2000's it finally became a generic Chevron station, and now it's abandoned
It's always sad to hear of them disappearing like you mentioned. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!
This video reminded me how most gas stations would have little stands filled with maps of the area.
Yes they did. I always loved those. Thank you for watching Eric!
Another EXCELLENT video!!! I so look forward to each one on Saturday mornings!! Great job and thank you for your time and creativity!! ♥️😁👍
You're welcome and I'm happy to know that you look forward to them each Saturday. Thank you for watching!
There was a service station, my Dad always went to, 2 service bays, one island 3 pumps. Hank Williams playing in the background and the bell ringing as we pulled in. Check the radiator, clean the windows and the fluids. It was a great station and sold ESSO gas
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of that service station my friend!
@@RhettyforHistory You're most welcome, Dad's slant six Plymouth and Pickup a Ford loved Esso gas they got about 3 miles a gallon more over some other brands of gas.
That is a lot of gas guzzling. I remember when cars seemed like they got unbelievable mileage if they got 17 miles per gallon.
@@RhettyforHistory Yep, I averaged with my TriRam GTO 10 to 12 miles a gallon. 389 TriRam, 4 speed convertible wasn't easy on gas, it would pass everything but a gas station. When I bought it, it was just an old car. When I sold it like a fool in the early 1980s it was just an old car 150K on it, the rings were leaking. I got about 15k for it. I got a compact and she got 20 miles to the gallon, I couldn't believe it.
Speaking of Richfield, in the 70s they merged with "Atlantic" and turned into Arco! A bonus you could get from them were Noah's Arks and a new little animal with each visit. We collected several and my mom purchased an ark later. Another oddity that was available on the road were unusual drinks and snacks. When my family traveled to southern California on a camping trip, one place offered bottled chocolate milk in Pepsi bottle like containers from the vending machine. Not "Yoo-hoo" either! Haha!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and knowledge of Richfield and ARCO.
Their TV commercial would end with “Don’t forget the animals!”
I remember my dad getting gas in the 60s-early 1970s (he died in late 1974). Often he would go to gas stations principally because my mom wanted the glasses some would give out, and she'd have him top off the tank to complete a set :) I also remember a couple times where he went to get me a gift. At the Texaco station that used to be in Groveport back in the day (corner of Main St. and 317) and got me a fireman's hat; another time he was driving me from the hospital; I had suffered a head cut from a bike accident when I was 8 and he stopped at a Certified station and got me a Disney magazine to read. Gas at that time was around 25-29 cents per gallon. Shortly before his death (car accident) gas had went up to 45 cents because of the fuel embargo and that made him a little annoyed....shudder to think what he'd think nowadays, but if he had lived, he'd be 94 now.
I did work at a Hudson Oil that used to be just inside of Warren MI in the latter half of 1980; I was 18 and had graduated from Groveport HS in June of that year, and my sister who was living in Hamtramck with her husband and kids talked my mom into letting me come up and work at it with her husband. Gas was usually between $1.12 and 1.13/gallon at the time, and we had two lanes; full serve and self-serve. The joke here was that, while in full serve we'd pump your gas, clean your windshield and check your oil, in self-serve we'd still pump your gas but you wouldn't get the other amenities :) Needless to say, we did most of our business at the self-serve, because it was maybe three cents cheaper. We had a free air pump, but someone had stolen the hose and the company never replaced it.
It was a pretty rough part of town, with 8-mile a few blocks north of our location. One of the gas stations on 8-mile at the time a kid was illegally working the late shift when a couple people came in, shot the kid to death and stole $20 and $100 worth of cigarettes. I kept an iron bar with me in the evening in case things got rough.
So yeah, you might say things were a little different between the 60s and 1980 :)
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories theodorerelic2718. Those glasses were a great incentive for many people. The stations and the gas prices have definitely changed a lot in the time period you describing. You certainly worked in a rough area.
Another great episode. It's greatly appreciated. I just recently finished the Shell gas station Presidential Coin series from the early 90s. When you get a certain amount of fuel you would receive a token. Collecting enough would give you free gas or cash.
Those are really cool. I didn't collect them but I do remember them. Thank you for watching and telling us about your collection edward!
This was fun. After high school I worked in a ⛽ station like you showed. Get fun😊 such memories😊
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Phillip!
John Ivey owned Iveys service station back in the 60s and 70s and he was the nicest fella ever,he always checked the oil,coolant,and air in my moms 70 Malibu vert and always talked to us kids like no one else mattered,he listened,always remembered birthdays, gave us STP decals for our bikes... He moved the location about a block deeper into Ensley back in the 70s or early 80s.. He's been gone now 30+ years but his son went into,and took over the business while he was still around,and now his grandson owns and runs it.. I'll never forget the kind smiling old man from those great days..
Thank you for watching and sharing some memories of Iveys service station. It sounds like a great one.
Thanks, Rhett. 😊When I was a kid in the early 70s my mom was a loyal "Sohio" (Standard Oil), service station customer. My brother and I loved when she'd go to a local station called "RedHead". One of the attendants was a very large man with a big bushy beard and red hair. He would give us candy or chips. 😄We also collected those "roly-poly cups" after each fill-up. I miss the ding-ding wire and being served back then. Great memories. Nice outro song. ❤
I remember a Redhead in Wooster, Ohio
@@ripvanrevs Oh wow!! I'm from northeast Ohio. I wonder if Redhead was a state-owned chain? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Vicki! Definitely sounds like you had some special times there. That attendant sounds like a really nice and caring man.
@@RhettyforHistory Thank you, Rhett 😊I enjoy and appreciate your content.
You're welcome and I'm happy to know you are enjoying it. I always appreciate you watching and commenting.
When they went to the moon it was a very special time. The amount of stuff being given away at gas stations was mind boggling. I was seven years old and I still have happy memories of the time ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories jiggsborah!
In the early 70s my dad owned a Standard station. I was very young but do remember jumping on the hose to ding the bell (and then being told to cut it out). The station was in Dearborn, Michigan.
Haha! That is funny but I can definitely understand them saying that. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
So many great looking service/gas stations. Building had great design and unique architecture. Some of my best memories was going to get gas with my dad. The stations gave you tableware, glasses and glass pitchers. They also gave saving stamps and the one we went to gave us a punch out model of the lunar lander back in 1969. It was great fun stamping them out, folding them and inserting tab A into slot B to eventually have a cardboard model of the lander.
Great memories. Thank you @Rhetty for History. You produce great videos.
You're welcome and thank you for watching hearttoheart4me! I miss the days of getting items like that. I still have some of those items and it really was a great way to get some household essentials. I'm happy to know that you are enjoying the videos and I appreciate you sharing some of your memories as well.
The closest thing we had to a store where I was growing up was a service station/gas station. They sold milk, eggs, bread, lunch meat, chips, soda, candy, and of course gas, oil, windshield wipers/fluid, shocks, tire repair, oil changes, air conditioning service, brakes, fluid changes, mufflers, etc. This one gas station had so much to offer. They stayed in business until around 1988 before they closed. How did a shop like this go out of business, I'll never know.
Thank you for watching and sharing a memory of the store and service station near you!
Thank you Rhetty for History for yet another great video. I worked at a Sinclair service station in the early 70s. Yep I was there during the oil embargo in '73. Boy was that interesting. We had to limit gas purchases to $2.00 but back then you could get a lot more gas for 2 bucks. You brought back many memories of those times and for that I thank you. Love your channel and keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching and I appreciate you sharing some of your memories too. That really would have been an interesting time to work at a station. I know there had to be a lot of mad and crazy people.
I started working at my dad's Sinclair when I was 8 yrs old in 1973 pumping gas. Changing tires and doing oil changes when I was 10.
My husband worked at a gas station in the mid 2000's and it was the last of the neighborhood gas station in our area. My husband would always asked if they needed their oil checked or he would wash their windshields. He made very good money with tips because he was always very friendly and helpful and a lot of people were regulars. I remember when hurricane Sandy happened he was by himself and had 2 lines way out down the street and he still kept his composure and kept order (in this chaotic world) and made REALLY good money that day!
If you can offer a service that no one else does and you are friendly and good at it then you will do well. That is often times the difference maker. Sounds like he was in the right place at the right time. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories shannon!
Man this video sure brought back memories when I got out of high school in 2010, here in my hometown they had an old station that my boss had fixed up. His dad had ran a filling station when he was a kid and he had worked at it growing up. He made it look like a Sinclair station at first, then changed it to a Mobile, never did know why. But we had to wash windows and air up tires and pump gas just like the guys in the 1950s did. I thought it was cool. My grandpa worked for Texaco for years first starting out at the filling station for a few years after he was discharged from the army and then went on to drive a fuel truck for Texaco for like 30 years. My town had a Texaco and a Gulf filling station here in the 1950s.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of service station where you were. That is really cool that your old boss fixed a station up like that. It wouldn't have been cheap. Our family had several mobil stations over the years so I am sort of partial to them.
I miss the OLD Service Stations ! They were always a help. NOW, NO ONE CAN HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING ! INCLUDING WHY THE PUMP DOESN'T WORK ! Having your neighborhood Service Station know you and you car was a delight ! Self serve is easy, but, the Service they gave is irreplaceable!
I agree. I miss these old service stations. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts and memories.
I'm restoring right now a Boraxo powder soap dispenser that was common at Texaco, Shell and others! It was a time of optimism then and the future! I miss it!
All I had in my head through this video was "the jerk" movie
He hates these cans!
I love that movie! Definitely a classic now. Thank you for watching Tammie!
I love this channel, the narrator's voice really makes you feel like you're back in that moment in time, even if you weren't born then.❤
Thanks again for watching and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the videos!
@@RhettyforHistoryVery much so sir, very much so!!!❤
I grew up in a small town in upstate NY. In the late 70s and early 80s there were still a few full service stations around. I was able to catch glimpses of a better time in America.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us johnjones393!
I enjoyed seeing the old cars in this as much as the stations. A couple of the Mustangs made me miss mine.😢 I think charging for air to fill your tires is so greedy considering the money they make off us!🤬
It's really interesting how more and more places seem to be charging for air. It makes having a portable air compressor for your car more necessary. Thank you for watching Mick!
Yup, I was a gas jockey in the 1960's. I started at a Gulf station. When the ding, ding went off we were required to " RUN " to the pumps. My next station was a Chevron that was open 24 hours, very rare back in those days. I worked the midnight shift and since there were very few cars stopping for gas I spent the night fixing flat tires that customers had dropped off. Great video Rhett. Loved all the pictures at the end and also your choice for the sound track.
Thank you for watching and sharing where you worked. It is always nice to hear about someone's experience with these old stations. I'm happy to know you enjoyed the video and sound track.
For me, the local gas station was a place to walk to on Saturday afternoons after cartoons were over and play a few video games. By the time I started driving, they were mostly all gone with places like QuikTrip basically taking over (and 7-11 being pushed out in favor of said QuikTrip). My mom collected the green stamps, though. I remember there was a place called Weedhoppers that was like a True Value type of place that she cashed them in at.
There used to be some great arcade games at some of the gas stations. I spent a lot of quarters at one as well as the local pizza joint. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Dorelaxen!
I worked at a couple of full service stations years ago. Many, many fond memories.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Russell!
In the early 90’s in my City there were still folks doing these jobs which I didn’t mind although surprised!
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Chris!
One thing that hasn't changed about service stations is that even today, just like in the past, the bathrooms look like something out of a Sam Peckinpaugh move.
Some of them can be really bad. Thank you for watching William!
My Grandpa would say, hop in the car, we're going to go see Ethyl! I loved going to the full-service station and watching Grandpa interact with his friends. They'd talk about baseball and fishing. It seems like every business owner was your friend back then.
Those really were great places to socialize. It was basically the social media of it's time. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories CarsandCats!
Don't forget the Union 76 Styrofoam antenna ball give away. I had large box collection in the 70/80s. Thank you for the trip down memory lane of daily life.
Those were definitely a huge promotional item. Thank you for watching and mentioning that one!
They were great for finding your car in a parking lot until too many people had them. Now, our cars don't even HAVE antennas.
I still have a couple record albums from a gas station, and can vividly remember helping my grandma paste green stamps in the little books. I also remember when a lot of gas station signs would rotate. In the 70s, I remember signs in the stations that did repair work changing to say "service for domestic & imports." Thanks for another great video! ✌️
You're welcome and thank you for watching Bob! I really loved those old rotating signs. They were everywhere it seemed. Even fast food, stores and other businesses had them.
My grandma was a die-hard S&H stamps collector. When I got married 52 yrs ago, she gave my mom her precious filled stamp books, so she could get me a wedding present. I got a set of CA Pottery canister set. It was so sweet of my grandma, the last gift she gave anyone. She died 3 wks after my wedding!
What a sweet gift and memory that you shared with us. Do you still have the canister set? I would hate to part with something like that. Thank you for watching!
Yes, I do. I would not part w/them. I see them for sale in antique stores for a pretty penny. I plan to give them to my granddaughter. It was so nice of you to comment on my story. I love your channel,thanks!
I hope your granddaughter cherishes it as much as you have. Thanks again for watching and I'm happy to know you are enjoying the channel.
I miss the old ESSO gas stations. Also, I miss when gas stations had giveaways, S&H Green Stamps & special merchandise for sale.
Thank you for watching and sharing what you miss Luis!
I remember a full service gas station in the late 90s in Erie Pa it reminded me of my childhood back in Texas
Thank you for watching Kenny!
Thanks for another great video! Had a summer job in 1966 at a Union 76 station on on Highway 50 in northern California. Hiring test was to clean the owner's windshield. He was a retired Highway Patrol officer with many friends at the office down the road. When a CHP Dodge Polara pulled in it was fill the tank with high-test and put in a quart of oil and then check the oil again afterwards. Also, CHP received 10x Blue Chip stamps as an incentive. Not all transactions were cash - we had a credit card machine with the carbon imprint roller. Lots of travelers with old cars coming over the pass overheated and I could make a quick commission on changing a frozen thermostat in under 10 minutes. Interestingly the policy was to loan tools to any Hells Angels member to get their motorcycle running and on their way. In the summer, Union 76 would send female inspectors on tour to score stations on their appearance - especially cleanliness of the bathrooms. There would always be a phone call from a nearby station alerting us that she was coming our way. Like that you showed a picture of a 1956 Chevrolet - the interesting part of the job was discovering where the hidden gas caps were.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories working at the Union 76! That is a good idea to offer more stamps to the CHP or any law enforcement. That means less trouble around. That is interesting to hear about how the Hells Angels were treated. Sounds like they must have been alright though?
"You can trust your car to the man who wears the star. The big, bright Texaco star!"
Thank you for the wonderful memories!
Oh yeah I remember when service stations was full service. I remember in the mid 7OS when gas was 52 54 cents a gallon. Station workers were really nice and friendly. And they had free air that makes me feel old. Thanks Rhetty for this memory lane 💯🇺🇸👍
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us Tommy! Definitely won't see prices like that again!
My great uncle had a small town service station in the 60’s and I remember going with my dad and having Pepsi out of the old Nicole machine. I even worked in a service station in the late 70’s. It was the last one in the area where I grew up. Thanks for the memories
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us delseville1913!
I worked at an Exxon service station in the Oak Cliff suburb of Dallas, Texas on the corner of Hampton rd. and Kiest blvd during high school and college from 1964 to 1970. We provided all the services you mentioned and also washed and cleaned a lot of cars on the weekends. I loved this job and it taught me the dignity that came from working and doing a good job. I earned a Master's degree and had a very successful 37 year career as a financial analyst for a major corporation, but my fondest memories of working came from this service station. Thank you for your video.
I am almost 50 years old but still remember living in a gas station when I was in preschool. Well, it wasn't really "in" the station itself, just that the residence was attached to the gas station that my parents owned. My Uncle told me that he did not think that there was no gas being sold when we owned it, but I remember me and my sister stocked shelves, and crushed cans for recycling. This was before aluminum cans and plastic bottles. The weird thing about it is that I can vividly remember the inside of the store, but not the part we lived in.
That would definitely be a unique and interesting living experience. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories joshsimpson6856!
Remember how greasy they were if you had to go inside for something? They had like a couple chairs in there so you could sit while they were fixing your car. And everything had grease smeared on it from the workers. The counter and the cash register and the chairs had these big black smears on them. But I always loved the way it smelled in there.
It's so weird!! My friend and I were just talking about gas stations of our past!! Perfect timing 😊 Thank you my friend!!😊
P.S. I love the smell of gas to this day!!!😉
Thank you for watching and that is interesting that you were just talking about them with your friend!
I worked for our local service station, my dad worked there along with my mom. I pumped gas, drove tow truck with my dad mechaniced. I can remember changing motors using the tow trucks to do it!😂
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Mindy. That is interesting using the tow trucks to change motors.
In 1982 I was 15 yrs old and spent the summer working at a 2 pump gas station in Philadelphia. Although self-service was the way, I actually pumped the gas, as the "station" was so small and on a residential street. I would always wash the front and back windows, and would make $10 a day in tips, which was great back then. The owner paid me in cash, which was another benefit! He also gave me 50 cents for every quart of oil I sold, so I asked every customer if I could check the oil!!
So did you move on to a job in commission sales?
I've been in sales ever since@@markbajek2541
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of working in a service station jimdellavecchia4594!
My dad and his father bought a Sinclair service station back in 1955. In 1981 I went to work for my dad with him and we worked together until it closed in 1992. I had plans on taking it over from him when he retired but that didn't happen unfortunately. It was a blast to work there with him. I wouldn't change a thing about it. Thanks for the video. 😎
You're welcome. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. I'm glad that you got to experience a little of the family station. Not everyone can say they have.
I remember helping my dad fill up at the station in the early 1970’s in our little town! You had to turn the little key/knob on the side to turn it on and pump the gas and listen to the bells! Afterward my dad would walk off and pay the gas after telling the man how much we pumped! The Attended didn’t even look at the pump and how much it read! No one back then would think of taking more gas than we pumped!
It really has changed a lot. There was definitely more of a trust/honor system. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories David!
I remember the bell ringing when we pulled up to the pump at the gas station in my neighborhood when I was little in the 70s🙂
Thank you for watching and sharing a memory of yours with us Erin!
I sure miss the old full service gas stations from the 60s and 70s
I remember my parents would bring home the green inflatable dinosaur from Sinclair gas station, glasses, plates from Atlantic Richfield ( now ARCO). No more premiums, only memories.
There really were some good freebies. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us David!
My Dad worked at a gas station in the early 70's in Pensacola. Until the early 90's we still had people pumping gas for us in Alabama.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Sam!
@@RhettyforHistory you're welcome
I miss full service. I'd gladly pay more if we had them now. We used to take so much pride in ourselves, in our work, in our companies. Sad its all gone now.
Thank you for watching Jay!
I worked at a Supertest station in the 1970's in Central Florida. I saw some really strange things pull through that station.
Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us Steve!
I do miss this era I grew up during this era these jobs dried up like overnight by the time I graduated H.S. In 1985 I went to work for a local Ford dealer as a service Porter there was a few true service stations left but they were not hiring they were just counting down the days till there demise I recall one that I use to visit frequently in Oswego Illinois it was a Union 76 Gas retailer Owned by Keith Wolf he had a good service crew I got some oil &lube jobs a brake job some wheel bearings a set of shocks my truck driving job in Chicago required us to Fuel our trucks daily and always repairing our lights and other minor repairs that’s why on my own time I always went to Keith’s to fuel up I always enjoyed the full service got to sit back & relax while getting my gas they would always check out my car brought me a hot cup of coffee & donut if I needed a light changed or a belt it got done right a way no issues I miss that kind of service now Keith has his own Keith’s Car care center in Oswego Illinois but no more gasoline sales and another I grew up around that my parents frequented was Ralph Hicks Citgo then later Phillips 66 at First avenue & Lake street in near west suburban Maywood Illinois they were good people full service you could just about get any thing done to a car or pickup truck or Van We had many oil & lubes brakejobs tune ups tire repair these guys had a small local service truck they would come to your home good family to deal with there was a guy that worked there that was top
Notch his name was Art and Ralph JR was the truck department manager at the nearby Al Piemonte Ford Melrose Park Illinois
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories George! Sounds like you had several good ones in your area.
There's a marathon gas station in Niles Michigan that the owner pumps your gas and checks your oil for you still to this day
Great video, as always. The guy at the end with the Mustang, wife and 3 kids may be on a road trip. Imagine having that Mustang with 3 kids in the back. He has that "Please God, kill me now" look on his face.
That dog might even be enough to drive him crazy! Thank you for watching Dadsezso!
I remember how my grandmother would drive to the gas station and tell the attendant,"Fill it up with Ethyl", rather than say, "Fill it up with Sky Chief." Years later, I was watching Duck Soup and had a great laugh when Groucho Marx said to "fill it up with Ethyl (Ethel), and if you can't get Ethyl, get Mabel."
That's funny! Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us John!
I remember going with my Mom to the gas station to get Presidential Coins and Glass collections. Wish I still had them....probably worth a lot today!! Now you're lucky if you can afford to leave with the gas alone!!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories madmax2010ok!
When I started driving, gasoline could be found for as little as 22 cents a gallon. A classmate of mine worked as a pump jockey at a Kocolene station, when self serve was still illegal. And I remember all the "turmoil" when gas passed one dollar a gallon, because the old mechanical "computers" on the pumps couldn't be programmed for that, so they had to set them at half the cost per gallon, then the attendant would have to remember to multiply the pump reading by two. Such good days.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories stevencooper2464!
Remember getting the bathroom key from the attendant 😮
Yes and they weren't always the nicest at every station. Thank you for watching!
We call it petrol⛽️ instead of gas over here. I never thought I would say, I miss a petrol station but I do especially getting the tank filled for you. Great 👍photos and video Rhett. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
Thank you for watching Jodie and I hope things are going well. It's interesting to know that things have changed where you are as well.
@@RhettyforHistory everything has changed and from what I hear from Paul, it sounds the same there as it is here basically. The one exception, is I don’t think we have gotten so stupid with the pronoun thing. I hope we don’t, I’m calling a girl a girl and a boy a boy. If you have a thing still attached use the boys room. I’m not changing for any stupidity. Bye Rhett.
Some of the changes seem out there for sure. No telling what will happen next.
BP full service attendant in high school. Fill Up, Check Oil, Wash Window, Tires pressure if requested. Wads of cash and the occasional big metal credit card swipe machine with carbon paper inserted for receipts. It was actually a fun job, kept me busy outside and lots of people interactions. Kind of loved it actually. Great video, brings back the memories.
My Dad made extra money by working at a local Gulf station on the weekends. He brought me all kinds of cool promotional goodies that they gave out. I remember these cool paper cut out 3D models of one of the Apollo lunar modules, and inflatable plastic Jack-o-lanterns.
Those do sound like some great promotional items. They used to have some incredible things. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Cheryl!
I had a Texaco service station in the 70's I miss it was fun dealing with the same customers and working on cars that were easy to work on
Working at Petro Canada in my early 20s was the best time ever! Easy job.. Did full serve and worked in the store many revolving shifts. Midnights were an interesting time LOL!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories kevystead!
I loved this! I remember collecting the cutest bowls and mugs with my gas purchases back in the 60s, They were in pastel plastic, with their outsides having loose canvas under clear plastic. Very cute; I wish I still had some.
5:00, if anyone is ever in western PA and have the chance, hit up Sheetz! And if you go east, hit up Wawa!
I used to manage a small gas station called One Stop. Definitely different from back then!
Great video, Rhetty!
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I think that I have been in a Sheetz but I'm not sure. I do like a good Wawa though. We don't have them where I am.
I worked at Reynolds Sonoco in 1971, 13 years old. Moved across the Hwy to Airport Exxon from 1972 - 1974 14 to 16 years old.Then went to JC Penny Service Center in 1975. Worked there 2 years. Till I Graduated from Hickory High School. I'm from Hickory NC, and 65 years old now! WoW!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of the places that you worked at bettgantt7043!
I love it! I really remember the, "Good OL" Days!" This was fun looking back, thanks Rhetty!
Thank you for watching my friend!
We have one gas station in my city that still does full service. Only one left. I believe it’s a Chevron station. We have ALOT of repurposed gas stations from the past. Pretty neat to see the old building being put to use.
Thank you for watching and telling us about the full service station you have left where you are.
i use to love old Gas Stations im a big Nostolgic fan
Thank you for watching MikeLutton!
Rhetty, I would love a video on the history of Lemonade stands. We all had one at one point in our lives.
I definitely had them. Thank you for watching Rob!
HaHAA!!! My favorite thing to do as a kid was to jump up and down as fast as I could on the pressurized hose that ran the bell alerting the staff of a full service client! They eventually turned the hose off when they saw me coming!
Haha! Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us aariley2!
Thanks for posting. I worked at a BP station while I was still in high school. We checked oil, cleaned windshields, and sold oil and cigarettes right at the pump. Risky job, especially since it was on a high volume highway with easy in and out. I got beat more than once. And we were fully exposed to the elements, no overhead protection.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Greg. Definitely sounds like a dangerous job you had.
Rhett, I enjoyed this video about the old gas stations. This brought back memories of my late mother collecting yellow stamps and green stamps for various gift prizes years ago. Loved the various photos, too. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us Brenda! You really could get some nice items with those stamps. I hope you have a great weekend too!
We had a Texaco gas station in my neighborhood the owner would sell candy and not charge sales tax, till someone complained about it. He used to pretend to get mad when we would ring the bell with our bikes. HE enjoyed every minute of it! He also let us kids hang there on a Saturday afternoon as long as we did not interfere with the costumers, He was a good place to go
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us midnightcaller200!
Yes, I worked at an Arco station in 1973 for about 3 months. Pumping gas, washing windshields, checking oil, etc. It was sort of fun but not something I would like to do for a career. But fond memories.
I learned to read maps from a gas station map at the age of 7...well into the '70s, gas stations gave out all sorts of free stuff. One I remember is the " Rumbler" series of toy cars...a new one each week.
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Scott!
I'm originally from NJ where they still do not allow car owners to fill up their gas tanks so a tradition that remains. When I drove from NJ to CA nearly 50 years ago, the price of gas was about 37 cents a gallon.
Definitely won't see that again. I think NJ is the last remaining state like that. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
My brother worked at a gas station in the 80"s and he smoke cigarettes around the pumps and while filling car tanks and he lived, today they don't even allow customers to smoke around the pumps😂
At some point in time the gas became flammable! Haha! Thank you for watching!
I forgot it was Saturday
Haha! The video was a reminder?
@@RhettyforHistory yes 👍
How awesome!
We actually have a gas station down the road that still has meter pumps. I think it's so cool. Thanks as always. Love your channel/content so much !! 👍❣️
That is really neat there is a station still around with the meter pumps. And they still work? Thank you for watching and telling us about that. I'm also happy to know that you are enjoying the content. I appreciate it very much!
@@RhettyforHistory yes !! They still work. I feel like I should get a video next time I pump gas there 😊
That is really cool they are still there like that. I haven't seen one working in years.
Miss these!
Many of the attendants could help you if you were in trouble. Now days, if you get gas and in trouble, the convenience store employees don't know what to do. I think this is a tragedy now. Things like checking tires, oil, etc is critical for safety. Now, we have to figure it out. Hope for the best.
When I was kid I used to go with my father to hang out at the Gulf station. My father new all guys so on Friday nights , I went with him.
They really were places to socialize. Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us Tyrone!
In the early 2000s I worked at a full service Gulf gas station . It was one of two left in the area at the time .
I rode past there a while back , I think the family still owns the building but it's just a repair shop and had
the pumps removed . When I worked there the owner/boss would have me clean every windshield on every car
that came in and got more than $5 in gas even if it was freezing out , I would just have to polish that ice off and
get my work out at the same time . There were no and ifs or buts, those windshields had to be cleaned...
My late Father had a Sinclair service station in Trenton, NJ from the 1930’s until 1987. I worked there from 1972-1980. Had lots of fun there, especially at Christmas time. My Uncle had a Texaco Station about 6 blocks down from my Dad. They weren’t in competition because my Uncle concentrated more on Wrecker service. Learned a lot about people by working at the gas station.
Fun trip to the past. Architecturally, some of those old full-service stations were amazing. When I started driving in 1980 there were still quite a few, but self-service stations were outnumbering them, though some stations had both full and self. Of course being a broke teen I had to use the self-service as full-service was more expensive. I miss those days and those stations, but, I have to admit, I do love Buc-cees with their spotless restrooms and great BBQ. I am sure there were others but the very last full service station I saw was in about 2012 or so in Boulder Colorado.
I'm with you. I love the old stations but I also love a good Buc-cees and Wally's. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories and thoughts.
I wasn't driving at that time but I remember this as a child.
Being called a service station it truly held up to its name with real service.
I really hate it nowadays, if you are going to pay with cash you have to go in and wait in the line while others who are buying cigarettes, chips, milk, lottery tickets, etc., it really stinks.😮
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.