Old Gas Station

Goleta,  CA

July 13, 2002

Pictures by: Mike Levy

  This was built in 1929 and was the First Gas Station of the Barnsdall-Rio Grande Oil Company. Which drilled the Ellwood Oil Field Discovery Well in 1928.  Wheeler's Restaurant was adjacent to the Station on the Westside in 1930 and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" was filmed here in 1950. 
   Take it away Mike��..

Thanks again to Mike Levy for sending us these unique pictures.

Thanks for cruising with us!