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Going up to Florida
GPS haters, gather ’round. Bob Holm of Saratoga Springs, New York, recently shared with us some photos of a unique Esso map that would seem like a complete waste of time in light of today’s accepted...
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Check ya oil? Charge ya battery? Where ya headed?
Taking a break from the static street scene series today, let’s instead take a look at this collection of stock footage scenes at an Esso gas station sometime in the late 1950s. That must be what they...
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A family history in seven photos
My grandfather’s Oakland Pontiac dealership, sometime in the 1930s. Photos courtesy Kurt Ernst. Fate or free will? Depending upon who one asks, a path in life is either predetermined long before...
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Toronto, 1959
Why this Esso station caught the eye of the city of Toronto’s photographer, it’s hard to say. Possibly for a future rezoning – the modern-day street scene of the corner of Avenue Road and Chicora...
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