Category Archives: Gas stations

Happy Valentine’s Day (belated or way early, take your pick)

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Ron Haines

Happy Valentine’s day (belated or way early, take your pick) This is a bit late, I know, and totally out of character for me.  I rarely acknowledge Valentine’s Day. In fact, the reason I got married on a Friday the … Continue reading →

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Nicely reused

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Ron Haines

Found this superbly recycled gas station recently just down the road in Hollywood, FL: Joe’s Old School Pizza.  See the whole collection of old gas stations here.

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Another recycled gas station

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Ron Haines

Here’s another old gas station with a new purpose.  It’s in Bloomfield, CT, and it’s a restaurant called The Filling Station.  For my full collection of recycled gas stations from across the country, go here.

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A new fashioned breakfast in an old fashioned building

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Ron Haines

I combined a couple of favorite pleasures one morning on my recent visit to California: Breakfast with an old friend and a look at a classic old gas station building that’s been recycled into a bakery and restaurant. My companion … Continue reading →

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Recycled gas station

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Ron Haines

I happened upon this nicely recycled gas station last week along Tamiami Trial in North Fort Myers, FL.  I’m always on the lookout for a good one.  This one is the home of Anna’s Produce and Groceries.  Go here to … Continue reading →

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More recycled gas stations

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Ron Haines

On a recent trip through rural Massachusetts I found a couple more recycled gas stations for my photographic collection.   In the tiny crossroads town of Quinapoxet, there was this two-story gem, now a private residence.  And a little further along, … Continue reading →

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Another recycled gas station…and baby swans.

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Ron Haines

Right near the launch site during a recent paddle on the Connecticut River near Gill, Massachusetts, I found another treasured old gas station, this one recycled into Riverside Healing and Bodyworks. I couldn’t resist taking a photo to add to … Continue reading →

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Old Gas Stations (Sometimes) Don’t Just Fade Away

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Ron Haines

In my meanderings around the eastern half of the US lately I have taken photographs of old gas stations.  Some are being used by other businesses—auto repair is a popular repurposing, but they run the gamut from thrift stores to … Continue reading →

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