P.B. Woolridge Station

400 W. 12th St., Shamrock, TX
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The 1938 P.B. Woolridge Station is located at on 12th St. at Arkansas St. It is one of three stations with similar designs on Route 66 in Shamrock. Two east of the U-Drop-Inn and this one on the west side of town. Unlike the other two similar stations this one features full width widows that wrap around the corners of the building. That gave station attendants had a wide open view of the service drive so they could see and get to a customers car promptly. In later years this station was used as a Greyhound Bus Terminal.

During WWII this station sold both drip gas and refined gas. Drip gas is a naturally occurring condensate from natural gas and was not rationed during WWII so it could be sold for cash. Refined gasoline was rationed and buying it required government issued ration stamps.

Photo(s): 2012