First Drive-in Filling Station
N 40° 27.562 W 079° 55.832
17T E 590675 N 4479293
It took me several trips and a lot of gas to finally spot this marker on a nondescript stretch of urban landscape. There's no trace left of the first filling station.
Waymark Code: WM83P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2006
Views: 42
Marker Text: At this site in Dec. 1913, Gulf Refining Co. opened the first drive-in facility designed and built to provide gasoline, oils, & lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousands of gas stations by different oil companies across the nation.
Marker Name: First Drive-in Filling Station
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 07/11/2000
Marker Type: City
Location: Baum & St. Clair Sts., Pittsburgh
Category: Business & Industry, Transportation, Oil, Gasoline
Website: Not listed
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