125 locations documented
Kentucky
Sunoco's history, from its 1886 founding near Lima, Ohio through the 1920 Ardmore, Pennsylvania filling station to today's nationwide fuel brand.
Arizona
Whiting Brothers' history — from its 1926 founding in Arizona through Route 66 expansion to its decline and the surviving vintage stations today.
Arizona, Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia
Shell's history — from its 1907 founding through Royal Dutch and Shell Transport merger, rise as a top oil producer, and role in the "Seven Sisters."
Ohio
Quaker State's history — from its 1913 founding in Oil City, Pennsylvania through its gasoline stations to becoming a Shell Oil subsidiary.
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
Gulf Oil's history — from its 1901 founding through the 1984 Chevron merger and the 1993 partnership that revived the Gulf brand.
Kentucky
The history of Ashland Oil & Refining Company, founded in Catlettsburg, Kentucky in 1924, from gas stations to Valvoline and its 2005 exit from oil.
New Mexico
Built in 1959 by the Whittington family, Tucumcari's Sahara Sands Motel sits abandoned along Route 66, its iconic neon sign salvaged from an Amarillo namesake.
New Mexico
Opened in 1952 by Pearl and Dugan Barnett, the Ranch House Café was among Tucumcari's first to offer curbside service along historic Route 66.
New Mexico
Founded in 1902, Tucumcari's First National Bank anchored the city's economy for decades before its building fell into partial collapse and abandonment.
New Mexico
Ken's Ice Cream in Tucumcari, New Mexico, opened in 1976 and was once topped by a giant cone sign before the sign was stolen and the shop fell into abandonment.
New Mexico
Tucumcari's Buckaroo Motel offered 1950s Route 66 travelers tiled baths, kitchenettes, and televisions under the management of E.J. and Ruby Brown.
New Mexico
Built in the 1970s in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the Sheraton Motor Inn operated under several names before being destroyed by fire in September 2014.