Phillips 66 Service Station on Route 66, McLean, Texas. (original) (raw)
The First Phillips 66 Retail Outlet in Texas � 1928
This vintage 1928 gas service station, designed in �Cottage Fashion� and often called a �Doll House� was started in 1927 after Congress authorized a coast-to-coast highway called Route 66. Finished in 1928, the station operated under different owners and brands of products until the Interstate system came into being.
Company records show this station was the first Phillips Petroleum Company retail outlet built outside Oklahoma at the time. Renovated in 1992 by local citizens under the auspices of the Old Route 66 Association of Texas, this now famous Route 66 Icon is the most photographed property all along Route 66. The site is owned and maintained by the Texas Route 66 Association.
The station is part of a city-wide effort to maintain the brick streets, local color and early day atmosphere of the Route 66 Era. Three museums, antique and gift shops, the Avalon Theater fa�ade and restaurants stand ready to serve travelers who visit McLean.
Jimmy Dobson Photo, May 2016