This month’s Photo Detective challenge, from Gene Limbaugh’s collection of gas station photos, might prove difficult for readers as the building has undergone several expansions. Louis Wendt began operating the Shell service station in 1930. This 1936 photo (left) shows a man standing under the canopy that housed the gas pumps and a showcase displaying […]
Photo Detectives, we expect that it wasn’t too hard last week to pinpoint this station at 501 Washington St. In 1930, Harold Riley and his sister Helen opened Riley and Riley’s Grocery Store and Gas Station. Helen later married Louis Yegge. In 1950, Harold and Helen sold the station to Jerry Riley, a World War […]
A familiar Woodstock landmark, this Mobil gas station – pictured in 1961 – has a 93-year history. In 1930, the “filling station” sold No Nox gasoline, as well as groceries – a precursor to today’s gas stations with convenience stores. Next door was Tom Thumb Golf, one of the early miniature golf courses. The station’s […]
Here’s this month’s challenge for all of our dedicated Photo Detectives. On a walk through his neighborhood in 1941, Robert Vieregg, an assistant in the Woodstock City Light Department, noted the construction of this Sinclair Station. He stopped to ask who was going to operate the business. Told that the station did not yet have […]
The Mobil gas station pictured in the Feb. 15 issue of The Woodstock Independent is at 135 Washington St., current home of Napoli Pizza. The Mobil station moved to 315 N. Madison St. in 1982. In 1985, A Little Pizza Heaven, formerly located at 100 Cass St., took over the location. Owners Roger and Jenny […]
In The Woodstock Independent’s continuing quest to have readers identify former gas stations around town, intrepid Photo Detective Maggie Crane presents this circa 1967 photo. The Mobil station, operated by brothers Al and Chuck Mansfield, replaced a brick service station on the site, dating to 1926. The old brick station operated as Boyce Brothers from […]
How did you do, Photo Detectives? Frank Reed’s Tydol Station was located on what was then U.S. 14 and was the first station that drivers encountered after crossing Route 47 on the way to the Woodstock Square. Today, the building address is 805 Lake Ave., the current home of Fur Elegance Pet Salon. Previous businesses, […]
With a new year, Photo Detective is beginning a new series of photos. We are highlighting the knowledge and pictures of Gene Limbaugh, a lifelong Woodstock resident and longtime owner of Limbaugh’s Service Station on Route 47. Gene has collected information on every gas station and auto dealership in Woodstock and its environs. He has […]
House legislation an attack on Second Amendment As the Democratic Party apparatchiks in Springfield prepare to pass the anti-Second Amendment HB 5855, let’s consider the following: • The proposed law will do nothing to stem the tide of violence as criminals, by definition, do not follow laws and most firearm crimes are committed by known […]
The Woodstock Independent’s monthly Photo Detective feature began as a way for our intrepid Photo Detective, Maggie Crane, to identify or add information for historical photos in the collection at the Woodstock Public Library. This year, Crane turned her skills to the vintage photos reprinted in the annual calendar published by Copy Express. With the […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
