Photograph
Abandoned Gasoline Station
| Exterior view of an abandoned "Bonus" gasoline station. This station was formerly a Wadham's Oil and Grease Company station. The Wadham's chain, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featured distinctive, pagoda-style architecture. |
| Image ID: | 66890 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 08 18 1963 |
| Creator Name: | Vanderbilt, Paul |
| City: | Green Bay |
| County: | Brown |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Paul Vanderbilt papers, 1942-1990 (bulk 1954-1990) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (X2)15713 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| This is formerly Wadhams Filling Station. Per the Green Bay Press Gazette the station opened on May 21, 1927. It was one of two stations in the pagoda style constructed in Green Bay by the Wadhams Oil Company of Milwaukee. |
| Architectural details |
| Trees |
| Dwellings |
| Cities and towns |
| Outdoor photography |
| Gasoline industry |
| Service stations |
| Deterioration |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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