Thursday, January 8, 2015

Misc. Salem #27: Union 76 Station

2315 Commercial Street SE

IMG_3892 76 Station in Salem, Oregon on September 17, 2006
76 Gas Station on September 17, 2006

This 76 gas station was originally built in 1962. I am not sure if it was always a 76 station, but the Union 76 ball was introduced at the 1962 World’s Fair, so this could have been one of the first Union 76 stations to feature it.

IMG_3893 76 Station in Salem, Oregon on September 17, 2006
76 Station on September 17, 2006

As of 2007, this 76 gas station still retained its classic orange & blue styling, including its orange ball sign, which still lit up and rotated, despite all other local 76 stations having long converted to the new red monument style.

IMG_3882 76 Station Ball Sign in Salem, Oregon on September 17, 2006
76 Gas Station Ball Sign on September 17, 2006

Here's a video clip of the rotating ball.

76 Gas Station Ball Sign in Salem, Oregon

Alas, this station has since become a Texaco station, so another Union 76 ball has disappeared.

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