Old Photo - Petrol & Economy Gasoline Nelson's Service Station Los Angles

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 10:27 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kerry van Ekeren (Australia) on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 11:52 pm:

When did you, (USA) stop calling gasoline? 'Petrol'
We still do and gas is gas, for the BBQ etc.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:06 am:

Gasoline was the common term in the U.S.

I doubt if the word "petrol" was ever really used by a majority of the U.S. public to refer to gasoline in the early days of motoring.

In the photo, "Petrol" is the brand of gasoline. The word is not being used in the generic sense as a synonym for gasoline.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:09 am:

We (US) stopped calling them service stations also,there now just gas stops or quick stops.
They carry more fast foods and give NO service.

Bob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill in Adelaida Calif on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:15 am:

And to settle your nerves, here in Calif you can buy a nice cold beer and they will supply a paper bag to "hide" it in as you continue your drive.

Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:26 am:

Guessing from the sign by Vermont Avenue and the Lion Head sign on the roof, Petrol must be a Gilmore brand. That was a very prominent west coast company. We used to go to Hollywood Stars games at Gilmore Field.

This is a good example of a filling station, which was the common term before they became service stations.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 01:29 am:

In the fifties there was a brand of gasoline in Germany that was "Gasoline". Maybe it was just Gasolin, I don't remember.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stephen D Heatherly on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 06:43 pm:

Aaron, the German word for gasoline is Benzin.

Stephen


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 06:48 pm:

The man on the right looks like my dad. He grew up in Los Angeles. He went to U.S.C. But I don't think U.S.C. is that far south on Vermont.
Norm


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