A property, that I recently visited, was still using their 1920's hand-lever 7'
tall gas pump to dispense gasoline. In their process of replacing the storage
tank, the pump and its concrete island were saved and re-used. I will take a
photograph of this the next time I visit the property.

JBB
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Ralph Walter wrote:

> In a message dated 10/14/2000 10:23:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << >>We're saving an old gas station built in the 1920's. Do you think it's
>  important to save the old gas pumps, or should we just replace them with
>  modern pumps?"<< >>
>
> Please tell us more about this project.
>
> How is it that it may be remotely possible to save (as in retain for
> practical use) the gas pumps?  Or are we talking ornamental save here?
>
> Forgetting what oil company is going to let you use the original dinosaurs,
> are you not going to have environmental problems with the pumps, the tanks,
> and for that matter the whole site?  Are we to believe that  in 80 years,
> they haven't been dumping their changed oil in the pit behind the parking lot?
>
> As a native of LA (largely built in the 20's), I like 20's gas stations as
> much as anybody, but it seems to me  there are some potential major problems
> here.
>
> Gloomy Gus