Gas Stations In Illinois 1930's

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • During the 1930's my grandpa was an agent for Illinois Oil Co. and visited gas stations all over the central part of Illinois. Being kind of a gadget nut, he got one of the new 8mm movie cameras and filmed many of them and their employees. It's an interesting video record of what gas stations were like during the early days of paved roads in Illinois.
    The first bit of the video is a view of downtown Peoria, the CILCO offices are visible and you can just barely see one of Peoria's Brill electric trolleybuses, which had replaced the streetcars.
    Some of the views are of the gas station and bulk oil depot he owned in Gridley, Illinois, also there's a view of my grandma in her Sunday best leaving their house on 8th Street in Gridley. The train appears to a Chicago & Alton express refrigerator freight, probably filmed in Dwight.
    The tanker trucks are apparently either owner-operated (notice the names on the sides), or the early gas station owners had to hire or buy their own tankers. I think the tankers were for bulk deliveries of fuel oil, diesel or gasoline to farmers. I know my grandpa's business had a tank truck for that purpose, I remember riding in it.

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  • @MoneyGoblin69me
    @MoneyGoblin69me 5 лет назад +3

    This is great footage of 1930's Illinois and greatly appreciate you posting it!