Cucamonga Richfield Service Station

Since the photo above was snapped they have added a pair of "visible" gas pumps on the island between the front columns, one is pump from 1914 and the other from 1920. There used to be a second pump island just inside the fence at the front of the property. Together the two islands held six of those visible gas pumps. The city of Rancho Cucamonga designated the station as a a historical site in 2009.

The station is open limited hours.

The photo at the top of this page is from 2015, this one is from 2013. Much more progress has been made since these photos were taken.

Like many if not most such businesses this one went through a number of owners over the years. Those owners included William Harvey from 1915 to 1925, then came Ancil Morris, a Richfield Oil Distributor from 1925 to 1944, after him Arvid “Chief” Lewis owned it from 1945 to 1971. At some point the repair shop/garage was owned by Vigil Davis, eventually it collapsed was demolished in 2011.

I'm guessing that the association with Richfield came when the station was owned by Morris, it remained a Richfield station into the 1960s. Another side note about owners is that Lewis was Cucamonga’s first full time Fire Chief.

Later owners include TLC Properties-Lamar Advertising, 2005, you'll note the big electronic advertising sign in the front corner of the property. These are the folks who donated the site to the IECA so the station could be restored. As a result of that donation the non-profit Route 66 Inland Empire California (IECA) owns the station and have marshalled a small army of volunteers and preservationists who have worked so dilgently to restore the station to it's former glory and staff it when open.

Photo(s): 2013, 2015