College Inn/Newby Gulf Station Museum - Athens, AL
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Dulcimoore
N 34° 48.228 W 086° 57.945
16S E 503132 N 3851286
Two vintage Gulf pumps in front of restored 1933 Prairie-style gas station and restaurant complex in Athens, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMBNNQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2011
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The gas station side is a children’s museum with 1940s era decor. There is an ice cream parlor, a jukebox with 1940s records, a bubble gum machine, and vintage hubcaps and car parts on the walls. The restaurant building is now the headquarters for Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful organization. The Alabama Historic Commission awarded Best Historic Restoration Project in the State in 2008 to the College Inn buildings.
Gasoline Brand: Gulf
Reproduction: no
Location: Outside
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