Remnant fuel stations

[mcdonaat]

Havent seen it mentioned before, so might as well start it! Canal was a service station chain in Louisiana, with only one left in operation (in Krotz Springs). There was also an Esso station in downtown Pineville, Louisiana operating until at least 2006. Any other examples of chains downsized to only a few remaining stations?

[Kacie Jane]

Sinclair is still here and there -- saw one this summer in a tiny town in Idaho -- but used to be much bigger. 

[agentsteel53]

I am surprised that one particular Esso was not rebranded.  Most US Esso stations became Exxons in 1973.

in Canada, the Esso brand persists.

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.  I just noted one in Socorro, NM and found it unusual.

on a related note, I believe there is one Standard station for every state in which Chevron operates, just to assert the brand and prevent trademark protection from being lost.

Amoco is another tough one to find these days, as they are being rebranded BP.  I wonder if there is a Chevron/Standard thing going on with that brand.

[agentsteel53]

Sinclair is still here and there -- saw one this summer in a tiny town in Idaho -- but used to be much bigger.

I feel like they're still plenty common in Wyoming.  but I haven't exhaustively explored that state since 2010.

[mcdonaat]

Come to think of it, there is also a Stuckey's in Lebeau, LA. These stations are in the most random small towns too, maybe it's part of a marketing strategy.

I can still remember a Phillips 66 station in Alexandria though. Renamed to a Texaco, but it still has the full service pumps.

[oscar]

Sinclair is still here and there -- saw one this summer in a tiny town in Idaho -- but used to be much bigger. 

There are Sinclairs scattered all over the western states -- I've seen them as far east as North Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as in Cascade, Idaho (where I am right now).  But they do seem to be in smaller towns.  Sinclair is one of my least favorite gas chains, and my guess is they can't compete in larger markets with more competitors.

[Roadgeek Adam]

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.  I just noted one in Socorro, NM and found it unusual.

Still lots of Exxon's out here. All Jersey Mobils though were converted to Lukoils, including the one in my borough.

[Brandon]

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.  I just noted one in Socorro, NM and found it unusual.

Still lots of Exxon's out here. All Jersey Mobils though were converted to Lukoils, including the one in my borough.

Exxon was a rare bird in Illinois, thus there was no need to convert one or the other (Mobil) to something else.

A lot of these remnants (Esso, Amoco, etc) are so the oil company can retain a trademark in an area.

[cpzilliacus]

Sinclair is still here and there -- saw one this summer in a tiny town in Idaho -- but used to be much bigger. 

Sinclair was once common in the mid-Atlantic states (in the 1960's).  At the time, Sinclair decided to withdraw from the East, all of its stations became an (early) version (for the U.S.) of BP. 

[Kacie Jane]

Yeah, I looked it up on Wikipedia.  Looks like it was bought by ARCO, and then spun back off -- turning it into a regional chain in a region I rarely travel to.  Which explains why I thought it was rarer than it is.

Still rarer than it once was, but probably not what this thread is looking for.

[Takumi]

I know of a Pure station in western Petersburg. When I drove through the town of Cartersville in January I saw an Amoco that looked semi-functional.

[huskeroadgeek]

Sinclair is still here and there -- saw one this summer in a tiny town in Idaho -- but used to be much bigger. 

There are Sinclairs scattered all over the western states -- I've seen them as far east as North Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as in Cascade, Idaho (where I am right now).  But they do seem to be in smaller towns.  Sinclair is one of my least favorite gas chains, and my guess is they can't compete in larger markets with more competitors.

There are Sinclairs in Nebraska, but mostly in small towns. We still do have a few in Lincoln though.

[signalman]

I saw an Amoco station just off an exit on I-40 in Tennessee over the weekend and was quite shocked.  I haven't seen an Amoco station in any state in years prior to this.  At first I thought that it was closed down, but the big sign that one can see from I-40 was never taken down.  I was kind of shocked as we passed and saw it was indeed open for business, as people were at the pumps filling vehicles.

[jwolfer]

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.  m being lost.

Is this related to the bad publicity lingering from teh Exxon Valdez?

[Takumi]

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.

The opposite happened here. I saw a Mobil in Richmond earlier this year and found it unusual.

[cpzilliacus]

speaking of Exxon, I don't see that brand around as much as I used to.  they were mostly rebranded Mobil.

The opposite happened here. I saw a Mobil in Richmond earlier this year and found it unusual.

That's been happening in Maryland as well.  All of the Mobils went away, but now some stations that were other brands have suddenly become Mobil for reasons not clear to me.

[mcdonaat]

Well that's strange.. We have an Exxon and Mobil across the highway from each other at I-49 Exit 90. Mobil is often seen as an On The Run, with Exxon being a Cracker Barrel Conv. Store. I find it unusual to see people only having Exxon OR Mobil.

[mightyace]

I know of a Pure station in western Petersburg.

I know of several independent stations in Middle TN (Franklin and Nashville) that have been branded Pure in the last year or so.

The are still a few Phillips 66 around here but Texaco is pretty much gone.

[cpzilliacus]

I know of a Pure station in western Petersburg.

I know of several independent stations in Middle TN (Franklin and Nashville) that have been branded Pure in the last year or so.

The are still a few Phillips 66 around here but Texaco is pretty much gone.

In the Mid-Atlantic, Texaco went away at the same time that Chevron (again!) decided to pull out of this market.

[kphoger]

Exxon has a very large presence in Texas.

There's a huge Sinclair truck stop in Cameron, Missouri, pretty well known for travellers between KC and Des Moines.

The station that has disappeared from my radar is Sunoco.  Where are all the Sunoco station?

[cpzilliacus]

Exxon has a very large presence in Texas.

There's a huge Sinclair truck stop in Cameron, Missouri, pretty well known for travellers between KC and Des Moines.

The station that has disappeared from my radar is Sunoco.  Where are all the Sunoco station?

Sunoco has become ever more common in Maryland and Virginia.  At least some stations that were once Mobil became Sunoco after the Exxon/Mobil merger.

And Sunoco has the gas station concession contracts on the Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Turnpikes (there's only one service plaza on the very short Delaware Pike), and nearly all of the stations on the Garden State Parkway.

[bugo]

There's a Sinclair in Broken Arrow, right off OK 51.  Not sure if there are any others, but this one is a really nice store.

[Takumi]

Most of the Chevrons in my general area became Gulfs when Chevron left the Mid-Atlantic. The one closest to me became an Exxon, but the Gulfs are the first in the area in my lifetime. Interestingly, I think that when Gulf mostly disappeared in the 1980s, Chevron had assimilated it.

[cpzilliacus]

Most of the Chevrons in my general area became Gulfs when Chevron left the Mid-Atlantic. The one closest to me became an Exxon, but the Gulfs are the first in the area in my lifetime. Interestingly, I think that when Gulf mostly disappeared in the 1980s, Chevron had assimilated it.

Regarding old Gulf stations becoming Chevron in the 1980's, you are correct (at least in Md. and Va.).

[mightyace]

The station that has disappeared from my radar is Sunoco.  Where are all the Sunoco station?

Sunoco has become ever more common in Maryland and Virginia.  At least some stations that were once Mobil became Sunoco after the Exxon/Mobil merger.

And Sunoco has the gas station concession contracts on the Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Turnpikes (there's only one service plaza on the very short Delaware Pike), and nearly all of the stations on the Garden State Parkway.

Sunoco has made an appearance in eastern Tennessee.  I may be mistaken on this but I think I've seen them in western NC and northern GA.

Historically, back in the '60s and '70s they were all up and down the east coast.

Perhaps their resurgence in the south is due to being "The Official Fuel of NASCAR"