The End of an Era

Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

I understand that this Gasoline Station pumped it's last fuel today, July 17, 2009. If you desire you may enlarge this image and quickly ascertain that it has been "serving macon with Value since 1935."

The Flower Child is old enough to remember when you could obtain gasoline, an oil change and even tires at a normal full service gasoline station. You could even obtain minor automoble repairs and tire repair at a gas station. They might have even sold a soda pop but that was the limit on food and beverage items.

Now you even have to put change in the "air machine" to obtain air for your tires.

While some change is good, this is one facet of modern life that could revert to the level of service that all all drivers enjoyed in our country way back when.