Roy A. Vaughan's Standard Service Station and the Bungalow Cabin Camp at Pacific Avenue and Sales Road. Roy Vaughan and his wife Thelma owned, operated and lived at this site, which included an automobile service and repair shop and an automobile travel court with cabins.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Bungalow Cabin Camp (Tacoma); Tourist camps & hostels--Tacoma;
Standard Oil service stations - Dravis Service Station, for Mr. Evans. The garage has been boarded up although old signs still hang in the front windows. Three gasoline pumps stand in the front of the one story building.
Automobile Service Stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Dravis Service Station;
Standard Oil service stations - Steilacoom Garage, for Mr. Evans. This side view of the garage shows the doors open, cars parked in the front by the gasoline pumps and a tow truck and one other truck parked along the side. This service station was built and owned by George Kuper. Later the station was bought from Mr. Kuper by Edward "Whitey" Faulk. TPL-5737b
Automobile Service Stations--Steilacoom--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Steilacoom Garage (Steilacoom);
Standard Oil service stations - Dravis Service Station, for Mr. Evans. This side view of the garage (the side away from the street) shows a second set of garage doors. Three gasoline pumps stand in the front of the one story building. A two-door automobile is parked next door. Dravis Service Station was located at 5602 South Park Avenue. It was formerly McCoy's Park Avenue Garage. TPL-1885.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Dravis Service Station (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Standard Oil service stations - Dravis Service Station, for Mr. Evans. This side view of the garage shows the garage doors boarded up and the grass overgrown. Three gasoline pumps stand in the front of the one story building. TPL-1884.
Automobile Service Stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Dravis Service Station;
Standard Oil Stations. Phil Pepper's service station. The gasoline pumps and cover cross the corner lot diagonally. The door to the one service garage is open. TPL-7114
Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Phil Pepper Servce Station;
Richfield Oil Corp. Richfield Service Station. A car is up on a hoist. One attendant is lubricating a rear wheel, one is checking on the oil drain and one is getting equipment.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Richfield Oil Corp. (Tacoma);
General Petroleum exterior of 3 plants. Maxwell Petroleum Co. is well known for their modern gasoline outlets. View of the 910 Puyallup Ave. station, which ranks with the nation's most modern, and has been featured in newspapers and magazines as the only one of its kind in America.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma; General Petroleum Corp. (Tacoma); Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);
General Petroleum exterior of 3 plants. In January 1944 General Petroleum Corp. and Maxwell Petroleum Co. merged, becoming the exclusive distributor, in this region, of Mobil products. Exterior view of Maxwell Station No. 43.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma; General Petroleum Corp. (Tacoma); Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);
General Petroleum exterior of 3 plants. Maxwell Petroleum Co has been in Tacoma for just eight years, and since then it has become the largest independent wholesaler and retailer of petroleum products in the State of Washington. The recent merger with General Petroleum Corp. will make them one of the largest gasoline distributors in the United States. Exterior view of a Maxwell station.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma; General Petroleum Corp. (Tacoma); Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);
General Petroleum exterior of 3 plants. V. A. Bellman, Resident Manager of General Petroleum Corp. and H. D. Maxwell of Maxwell Petroleum Co. announced in January 1944 the merger between these two companies. Headquarters will be at the Maxwell office at 721 Alexander Ave. Exterior view of Maxwell Station, said to be one of the most modern gasoline retail outlets on the Pacific Coast.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma; General Petroleum Corp. (Tacoma); Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);
ca. 1944. Maxwell service station. Undated photograph, possibly in the mid-40's, of a ten-pump Maxwell service station on Puyallup Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Two vehicles are stopped at the pumps; one has its trunk open and the other is having gas pumped in by an attendant. Maxwell was known for its very modern gasoline outlets. TPL-8459
Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);
ca. 1942. Effelberg Service Station, circa 1942, a Maxwell station located on Portland Avenue at 56th Street, Tacoma. The station was owned by George and Minnie Effelberg from around 1931- 1960. Mr. Effelberg came to Tacoma in 1930 and built the service station, which later operated as a grocery store also, shortly after his arrival. This building has since been demolished. He also built the Portland Lanes, a bowling alley down the street at 5606 Portland Ave., in 1941 and operated the business for 27 years, closing in 1967. He worked for Penwalt from 1931-1941 and later operated Christmas tree farms. He passed away in March of 1977 at the age of 92. His sons Robert, who opened Bob's Tavern at 5604 Portland around 1949, and Vernon also owned homes and businesses in the area. (TNT 3/15/1977 obit and information supplied by a family member)
ca. 1942. Tacoma Super Service. Mobilgas. Maxwell station. South Tacoma Way at 66th Street, Tacoma. The service station offered complete automotive service and sold tires and batteries as well as gas.
