Retro Roadmap Writeup
We practically coasted into town on fumes just so we could fill up at the prettiest art deco gas station I know of, Dunkle's Gulf in Bedford PA.
(since we were filling up I couldn't get a nice shot of the station without the Retro Roadmobile in it, so Mary Deluxe has kindly granted me permission to use the photo from her retro road trip - what a swell gal!)
Opened in 1933 by Dick Dunkle it is one of the few remaining art deco gas stations in the country and still does full service repairs as well as pumping gas.
Here's what it looked like back in the day:
(image courtesy of Debra Jane Seltzer Agility Nut/ Roadside Architecture, thanks DJS! )
And here's what it looked like the day we visited:
Top off your tank as a thank you for them keeping it as lovely as it is- your gas money will ensure that they stick around for years to come!
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Thanks doll! You and Debra Jane are sweeties. It takes a village 🙂
jbt
December 28, 2015 at 10:28 pmThis was designed by my grandfather the famous architect Edward J Weber
Jeffrey Karrow
January 15, 2017 at 4:27 pmFantastic – so beautiful. I’m doing a watercolor of a local Art Deco Station before it rots away to nothing. I have only black and white photos, but will have to guess about the colors!
Jeffrey Karrow
January 15, 2017 at 4:27 pmFantastic – so beautiful. I’m doing a watercolor of a local Art Deco Station before it rots away to nothing. I have only black and white photos, but will have to guess about the colors!
Vintage Roadside
September 21, 2009 at 12:53 pmLove the detail shots you took! How wonderful that this great piece of history is still there to enjoy.
modbetty
September 21, 2009 at 3:03 pmThanks! Yep, I was glad that I had a legit excuse to take all the close up photos, since we were filling the tank, good stuff on both counts!