Ed & Ben's Service Center - Barrington, NJ
N 39° 52.057 W 075° 03.230
18S E 495395 N 4413065
This service center used to be a standard Oil gas station and was built in 1926. Today, it looks probably as it did in the 20s and 30s and the current owners have done their best to maintain a genuine feel.
Waymark Code: WM911X
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2010
Views: 6
This service center, erstwhile gas station, sits back on a busy intersection in the heart of this business district. This intersection is called Bolton's Corner as indicated on the street sign (see picture). The town was not incorporated until the early part of the 20th century so this building was one of the first businesses in the area. The air pump looks old, the signs are vintage and the entire feel is still early 20th century America. On the side is an old fire truck one of their customers leaves there which completes the authenticity o this place. I talked to the owners to confirm the date the building was built and the type of gas that was sold. They also told me over the years it changed from Standard Oil to other companies as well.