1935 Gas Station Resurrection

[shortykorte]

Perfect!


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[bluestripe67]

Joe, every time I stop in, the additions and improvements really shine. Santa is riding right on that Dino powred 2018 Super Sleigh. Keep it up. Your town has you as an asset. I hope they continue to appreciate your efforts. Dennis

 

[tab2]

Saw the Sinclair Dino in the parade on TV this morning. Maybe he can stop by your station on the way back! Some pics I ripped from their Instagram

https://www.sinclairoil.com/dinosoars

 

[captain14]

I’m eagerly anticipating the video from Friday night’s parade you told us about In earlier years .

 

[andsonsvd]

Joe,

What an awesome job you have done! i have spend the last few days (many hours) reading the thread from start to finish and WOW great work and dedication.

I envy your dedication to the one brand. Since gas memorabilia in Australia is just so hard to find I have decided for my Gas Station/Diner build that I am going to brand it with a unique branding to try and then use reproduction stuff and rebrand it all. It is not going to be as authentic but cheaper and reflect our family. We are going with a step back in to the 1950's design where everything will look brand new so that will make using reproduction stuff easier!

Again thanks for the hard work posting all of this for us to enjoy I know how much extra work that is.

Shane

 

[HD FLHX]

Saw the Sinclair Dino in the parade on TV this morning. Maybe he can stop by your station on the way back! Some pics I ripped from their Instagram

https://www.sinclairoil.com/dinosoars

I seen a post on instagram from Sinclair talking about how Dino is the only life size balloon in the parade at 36 feet tall by 72 feet long. They do pretty neat promotion driving across the county with a Dino in the bed of an F150 ending in NYC at the parade.

 

[HD FLHX]

Slow news day in the big city yesterday

20181123_142805 by Joe Unger, on Flickr
20181123_142749 by Joe Unger, on Flickr

 

[Loose Ctrl]

That is so cool.

 

[C_F]

That is so cool.

Definitely!

Also, I didn't know "sauropod" was a word before today.

 

[gofastwclass]

Very cool Joe!
You have done excellent work, I would love to see your place in person.

 

[xtremek]

Wicked cool. I've even shown my wife your stuff and you rated more than a grunt. From her, that's impressive.

 

[PugetDude]

Wicked cool. I've even shown my wife your stuff and you rated more than a grunt. From her, that's impressive.

My wife thinks it's really cool; whenever she knows I'm on the GJ, she asks if there are any new pictures of this thread!

 

[HD FLHX]

Also, I didn't know "sauropod" was a word before today.

That makes two of us...guess that lesson in junior high science class didn't stick

20181124_230139 by Joe Unger, on Flickr


The sleigh has been well received. It has had a steady stream of visitors of all ages. This Minnesota family pulled up just as I was leaving the station around noon today. I chatted with them a bit before I left. The first two pics are from the moms facebook. The rest are from the daughters IG. Glad to see a 16 year feels the station is Instagram worthy.


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https://flic.kr/p/2anG7Ld

 

[Unruh]

I just talked to my sister. She lives in Marshalltown and has been to your place a couple times. She and her husband take rides on their Harley. I told her to say “Hi” from Unruh next time they ride through!

 

[HD FLHX]

This week was a big week for me...after what seemed like an eternity I finally own a station attendants hat. Who would have ever thought it would be easier to find a 6 foot tall Dinosaur than a little old hat. I think I'm going to find a mannequin to display it on along with the original long sleeve shirt I have. Add a bow tie and a change counter and he'll be ready to go to work.

20181129_201106 by Joe Unger, on Flickr

I also took a chance on a repop porcelain sign from India and honestly for the money paid its better than I expected. The most impressive thing was it made the trip from India to my doorstep in 3 days. Thats right I said 3 days. I wanted a KANOTEX sign to display since that brand of gasoline was sold at the station for over 20 years. It such an obscure regional brand there's not much out there for sale. I like this sign because it matched up with one of the early 1932 ads from the station.

20181128_202157 by Joe Unger, on Flickr
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And lastly the local newspaper, The Perry Chief, puts out a calendar every year made from pics submitted by local Perry residents. They ended up using two of my pics. A pic of my gas pumps was used on the inside cover and a pic of one of the downtown sculptures with the Hotel as the backdrop was the other.

20181129_191746 by Joe Unger, on Flickr
20181129_191725 by Joe Unger, on Flickr

 

[Camaro-man]

Outrageous-watching this,beautiful property and great idea!!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I LOVE that you're having so much fun with this and that others seem to appreciate it too. Good on you!

 

[dchance]

It is great that they picked two of your pictures.

Dwight

 

[C_F]

It is great that they picked two of your pictures.

Dwight

I agree! I am calling the Perry Chief on Monday & see if they will sell me two of those calendars. One for home & one for work.

 

[xtremek]

Cool score and nice hits on the calendar.

 

[HD FLHX]

Hired a new pump jockey at the station..he takes his job very seriously.

2018-12-08_01-40-31 by Joe Unger, on Flickr

 

[1/2 Cup]

HD FLHX awesome

 

[xtremek]

His personality seems a little stiff to me. He looks really cool

 

[Loose Ctrl]

That is so cool. Maybe a vandal deterrent after hours.

 

[LXCam]

Man oh man has it been far too long since checking into your thread joe. I just spent the last 1.5hr getting caught up. You've done such a great job with the place and the collection. Perry owes you a very special thanks and a key to the city as far as I'm concerned!

 

[bonneyman]

Another member who has not visited the post in a while. Awesome stuff to say the least!

Really like the display of a mannequin all dressed up in the vintage uniform. Top notch!

 

[C_F]

His personality seems a little stiff to me. He looks really cool

I like his steely-eyed stare.

 

[PugetDude]

Joe, how about a GJ poll to name the new employee?
He looks like he's taking his new responsibilities seriously.

 

[LXCam]

Joe, how about a GJ poll to name the new employee?
He looks like he's taking his new responsibilities seriously.

I say we call'm Rocky.

 

[HD FLHX]

Joe, how about a GJ poll to name the new employee?
He looks like he's taking his new responsibilities seriously.

I've been kicking around a name all day. I kept notes of the names of former employees at the station as it has came up in conversion and in newspaper articles.

Some of the names include: Fritz Goretzke, Bobby Johnson, Ted Nath, Percy Brown, Don Nath, Clarence Nath, Roland Parcel, P.A. Sanders.

I don't think he has the personality to pull off a Fritz or a Bobby Johnson, but Clarence or Roland seem in line


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2018-12-09_12-04-41 by Joe Unger, on Flickr

 

[txvwnut]

Stan, since all he’s doing is standing in the same spot he was an hour ago.

 

[PugetDude]

Why not name him after the most famous gas station attendant of all time?

....Goober

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Gomer

 

[LXCam]

I like Percy Brown the best out of your selection. That seems suited to his personality.

The resemblance is there, go for it. Lol

 

[shortykorte]

I’m thinking Fannie Mae would like a Fritz.
Clarence would be a good name. Since he is really good at staring, Gerard would be perfect.

The picture of him standing at the counter reminds me of my dad’s favorite position at our station. The picture at the front door is kinda spooky. Adding motion activated motion to him at door would be fun.

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[N72727]

I like Percy Brown the best out of your selection. That seems suited to his personality.

The resemblance is there, go for it. Lol

Percy Brown sounds perfect for me. Percy Wetmore was perfect too in the Green line.

 

[MARKSTANG]

Originally Posted by PugetDude View Post
Joe, how about a GJ poll to name the new employee?

Perry St.Claire

 

[rmalkow2]

I was gonna say Stan also as the perfect gas jockey name but if it's a choice between your two finalists I would vote Roland. He just looks like a Roland more than a Clarence.

What ever his name he is a cool addition to the display.

 

[STClurker]

Another vote for Percy

although Roland would be a close second

 

[mh70ss]

Great job Joe. I vote for Roland.