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Leathers Oil Company Sign near Albany, Oregon

33385 SE Highway 34

Leathers Oil Company Sign near Albany, Oregon, on July 27, 2006

The Leathers Oil Company was established in 1959 with a single gas station in Sandy, Oregon. It eventually became Leathers Enterprises, Inc. and expanded to 31 locations, many branded as Texaco and later as Shell.

Leathers Oil Company Sign near Albany, Oregon, on July 27, 2006

This Leathers Fuels branded station on Highway 34 near Albany, Oregon, was built in 1966 at Exit 228 of Interstate 5, which was completed in Oregon that same year. The large aging sign appears to date from that time. The sign was eventually updated to match the station’s Leathers Fuels brand between 2007 and 2011.

Leathers Fuels Sign near Albany, Oregon, on July 27, 2006