Gas Stations - Retro Toledo Metro

Ringel Home, 7349 W. Central Ave.

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Block Card Collection

Other names associated with this property: Pacer (c1962). Property was sold c1993.

Hendrickson’s Sinclair, 7417 W. Central Ave.

Later became National Camperland. Currently O’Reilly Auto Parts.

Bud & Dick’s Gulf, 4001 Holland-Sylvania Rd.

Structures on this property were moved or demolished before the Gulf station was built, c1958. Became Tony’s Gulf (c1979) and Licata’s Sunoco (c1983). Various updates/modifications were made to the building over the years before being demolished c2004. A new struture was built on the property.

Texaco and Dewey Oil Company, 3536 & 3538 N. Holland-Sylvania Rd.

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Located across from the former Driftwood Lounge (aka Frontier Bar). Also known as Barney’s Texaco Service and Glanzman Texaco Service. The Texaco station (above) was demolished c1990s. The Dewey Oil Company building (later the Texas Company, then Star Oil Company) remains as Joe’s car sales.

The Dewey Oil Company building is located directly next to the railroad tracks. Texaco was directly next door, to the right in this picture, just out of frame. Toledo Lucas County Public Library Auditor’s Images Collection (“Blockcards”)

Fallis Home, 5915 Sylvania Ave.

The Fallis home was located on the southeast corner of Sylvania and Holland-Sylvania.

Total, 7346 W. Central Ave.

This small gas station (last owned by Han Song Choi) was located on the north side of Central Avenue, east of King Road on the former farm of Walter and Mary Ann Borucki. Purchased by State Home Savings Bank c1993. Currently Key Bank.

Amoco

6760 W. Central Ave.

Ted’s Pure Oil – 3235 N. Holland-Sylvania Rd.

Was located on the southwest corner of Holland-Sylvania Avenue and Goodhue Drive one block north of Central (c1965). Owned and operated by Theo “Ted” Lowe. Was a Union 76 service station c1970’s. TST (1980) currently occupies the site.

Schmidt’s Sohio – 5905 W. Central Ave.

Was located on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Rd (c1948). Would later be Fred’s Sohio Service Gas Station (c1957), Howard’s Sohio (c1962), H & F Sohio Service (Henry Lloyd/Franklin Hasapes) (1964), Standard Oil Company (c1977), Sohio (c1987). Magic Wok currently occupies the site.