1920s Snedaker's Gas Station Building

GPS: 40.517839, -88.980467

A couple of weeks later, on April 25th the elder Mr. Snedaker petitioned the city to install a street light the corner of Pine and Walnut streets by his station. That was probably a good idea because the station was broken into on May 25th with the crooks making off with some tire patches and oil according to a note in the local paper. When is the last time you had to stop on the side of the road and patch a tire or inner tube on your car?

Red Crown Gasoline was a brand of the Standard Oil Company and by 1930 the station was advertised as selling Standard Oil Products. Polarine was a brand name for a line of motor oil sold by Standard oil. They also advertised Cabins for Tourists in 1930.

In 1939 the station was advertised as one of the Corvel - 70 - Products Stations, possibly having changed hands. In 1942 The station was advertised as the Jim Leach Service Station which was only open from 7AM to 7PM daily, except Saturday when they were open until 10PM.

A-1 Locksmiths & Security was located in this building when we went by in 2015 and 16.

The brick columns on the front corners of the building supported the now closed in drive through canopy over the gas pump island. The drive through extended back about half way between the windows on the side of the building. The back part of the building was used for the office etc.

This building is directly across the street from the Sprague Super Station.

Photo(s): 2015