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Service Station
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A large sign identifies the Deep Rock service station at 132 Fifth Avenue. Another sign advertises "Kant-Nock" gasoline. There are large piles of snow lining the drives and walk. The stucco-covered building with deep overhangs has two gas pumps.
1925
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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W012G7E
WHi 72937
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