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Shell Filling Station
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The Shell filling station, 341 State Street, as workers are starting to tear it down. The station, built in 1924 and at one time judged the second most beautiful gasoline station in the United States, will be replaced by a modern filling station with three bays. The Black Furniture Store is in the background.
June 15, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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