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May 22nd 2007 Mike Stobbs

Destined For Destruction

This gas station will soon be hit by the demo team, it has been here for over 50 plus years.
I find it sad that it has to go as a kid I grew up only blocks from this filling station.
I had many "first's" there as a kid and at the time it was called "Martin-Ruby's Esso".
got my first "Tiger Tail", filled my first bike tire and my first car. Collected all the NHL power player cards and walked there to fill the lawnmower gas can for Dad for .25 a gallon!!
This station had 3 or 4 full service bays at one time...it was a real cool place for kid to hang out......I will miss seeing it even though it's only a gas bar and carwash.....


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John Buffin26-May-2007 14:35
I had a place like that across the road from us growing up. It was just a mini mart, not a gas station. We used to scrape together $1.25 so we could go buy nachos.

Now, it's a muffler shop. =(

The end of an era.
Lee G23-May-2007 15:54
Progress is unfeeling.
.25 a gallon! That's the real sad part of this story.
Jen Bixler23-May-2007 11:46
Sign of the times.
Jim Larkin23-May-2007 04:43
Yep...only a gas station, to me. To you it's magic. Sorry it's coming down. Great words.
Cindi Smith23-May-2007 02:49
I think we all had special places we will remember from our childhood! Yeah, things change but we'll keep the memories forever!
Glenn D.23-May-2007 02:08
Nice capture and effect Mike. Another example of progress - I think.
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