Mobilgas
AR
Photo courtesy Stewart Isbell

The old pumps outside this Mobilgas station look ready for a customer who never quite arrived. Together with the weathered building, they preserve the appearance of a smaller roadside fuel stop. The equipment makes the scene especially interesting, giving the property an identity that might otherwise have disappeared with its working days.

The Mobilgas name belongs to the company’s earlier branding, before the shorter Mobil identity became familiar. Its corporate roots include the 1931 merger of Socony and Vacuum Oil, which brought together extensive gasoline and lubricant businesses. That history helps place the pumps within a broader motoring era, although it doesn’t establish when this particular Arkansas station opened.

UPDATE: The station has been described as abandoned, but its precise location and present condition remain unconfirmed. No reliable opening or closing date has been established. The surviving pumps are the most distinctive feature of this otherwise unidentified stop. 11-26

Gas Station
Cromer, GA
Photo courtesy Doug Harvey

The vintage pumps outside this Mobilgas Station make a good introduction to a quiet corner of northeast Georgia. The modest building and rural setting recall the smaller stations that served local customers without an enormous canopy or rows of fuel islands. Here, the older equipment supplies much of the roadside appeal. 03-06

Cromer, also recorded as Cromers, is a Franklin County community with roots in the area’s milling history. The station belongs to a later transportation chapter, when gasoline businesses became useful additions to rural crossroads. Its Mobilgas identity connects it with a national brand, but the operator, construction date, and length of service have not been established.

UPDATE: The building’s current use and the survival of its vintage pumps remain unconfirmed. There is insufficient information to assign a firm closure date or later business history. For now, the old station remains an intriguing part of Cromer’s roadside story. 11-26

Gulf Gas
Cowpens, SC
Photo courtesy Doug Harvey

The old Gulf Gas Station north of Cowpens retained two especially useful clues to its past: the pole sign and the pumps. Along old U.S. 29, that combination made the abandoned property recognizable before examining the building. It was an interesting find on a route that once carried a substantial share of the area’s through traffic. 03-06

The station had already been closed for years when photographed. Its remaining equipment nevertheless helped explain how the property functioned, from the sign attracting approaching motorists to the pumps serving them out front. Finding both together gave the scene more context than a vacant building with its branding stripped away.

UPDATE: The station was documented as abandoned, but its present condition has not been confirmed. Whether the Gulf sign and pumps still stand together is uncertain. The photograph preserves their earlier appearance beside the old highway. 08-26

Gas Station
Hartwell, GA
Photo courtesy Doug Harvey

This old Filling Station in Hartwell had the modest appearance of a neighborhood business rather than a large highway stop. Its well-used exterior suggested years of practical service. The original account reported that the building had remained in use until fairly recently, making it worth noticing among stations that had already gone quiet. 03-06

Small service stations commonly depended on repeat local customers as well as passing motorists. Their buildings could remain useful for repair work or other trades even after gasoline sales ended. Without a confirmed business name or operating history, this property’s appearance provides the strongest connection to its earlier roadside role.

UPDATE: The current use and condition of the Hartwell station have not been established. The earlier report of recent activity describes the period around the photograph, rather than confirming operation today. Its later history remains uncertain. 08-26

Gas Station
Salisbury, NC
Photo courtesy Richard Weiss / 2007

The former Gas Station along old U.S. 70 on the western approach to Salisbury looked quiet when photographed. Its remaining building nevertheless recalled the years when motorists depended on businesses directly beside the highway. It was the sort of place easily passed at speed but worth examining on a slower trip. 12-07

Before interstate travel became the usual choice for longer journeys, U.S. 70 connected communities across North Carolina and supported numerous roadside services. Stations supplied fuel and maintenance to local drivers as well as through travelers. This surviving structure offered a glimpse of that older commercial landscape, even without an identified operator or gasoline brand.

UPDATE: The station’s original business name and present status have not been confirmed. 08-26

Loves Gas Station
Welcome, NC
Photo courtesy Richard Weiss / 2007

The modest Loves Gas Station in Welcome, North Carolina, looked like a neighborhood stop built around familiar customers. It didn’t need a sprawling canopy or a towering interstate sign to fit its setting. Its smaller scale was part of what made the property worth photographing along the older road. 12-07

The community lies along the historic U.S. 52 corridor between Lexington and Winston-Salem, where local stations served residents and passing traffic. Businesses like this belonged to a highway landscape shaped by individual owners and nearby customers. The name in the original account identifies this particular stop, although a fuller operating history has not been established.

UPDATE: The current condition and operating status of Loves Gas Station have not been confirmed. 08-26