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429 N Main
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Chandler Gulf Station ad, 1957
Even though the south end of the block was the home of a filling station in 1919, it wasn’t until 1956 that a second one was added at the north end.
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Chandler Gulf Station sells trailers, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, 1958
There is currently (2018) a used car dealership at this location, but Junior Chandler was doing it way back in 1958, and selling other wheeled contraptions as well.
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Jack Ellis Gulf ad, 1959
Jack Ellis took the station over in 1959. He was still there in 1967.
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Jack Ellis Gulf yearbook ad, 1961