Misc. Salem #27: Union 76 Station

2315 Commercial Street SE

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.

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.

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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