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Harry's Place, c. 1951
Harry's Place, a small bait and tackle shop and Sinclair gas station, on A1A at the base of the Jensen bridge. Harry's Place became Snook Nook in 1953. Other signs include Modern Apartments Cottages Trailer Court, Mango Lane subdivision, and Sinclair. -
Harry's Place, c. 1951
A1A near the Jensen bridge. Signs for Harry's Place, Modern Apartments Cottages Trailer Court, Mango Lane subdivision, and Sinclair Gasoline. -
View from Flagler Avenue, 1971
View from Flagler Avenue across the railroad tracks. Includes a Texaco station (228 Dixie Highway) and the side of the First Baptist Church of Stuart (201 SW Ocean Blvd) -
The Crossroads Texaco station, c. 1921
Gas station with a small building, The Crossroads, attached. The gas station was built and operated by Frederick Willes at the corner of Sewall's Point Road and State Road 707. His wife, Grace, operated a tea room there. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Sewall's Point (p. 93), with the caption: "Frederick Willes stands in front of his Texaco station at the Crossroads." -
Pitchford service station and bait store, c. 1925
Pitchford service station offering Amoco, and bait shop offering shrimp and mullet, part of the Pitchford Camp, a fishing camp. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River (p. 85), with the caption: "Pitchford family enterprises: service stations, rental cottages, campgrounds, bait shops, fish markets, real estate offices, and neighborhood bars appeared and disappeared along Indian River Drive." -
Sinclair station, c. 1945
Four men in uniforms stand in front of the Sinclair Station across from Chisolm's Grill. Signs include "Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil." -
Early fire truck for parade, c. 1934
Several images of an early fire truck with a chemical tank and hose in the back, a ladder on one side, an innertube advertising Lester's Goodyear Service, and an umbrella (with diving flappers) over the driver.
The train station, loading platform, and Feroe building visible.
A copy of one of these images, owned by Tootsie Kindberg, has handwritten on back: "Charles Rue (as Texaco's Ed Winn of radio fame). Fire truck made by Charles Rue had wood burning stove, anchor, telephone and other things that didn't actually work. This was in the parade the day the Roosevelt Bridge opened. 1/9/34 The Fire Chief of Stuart at that time was Roscoe Bell (Russ Bell). His son, six year old Stauffer, rode in the parade with Charles Rue in this fire engine. - Charles Rue and Irving Fulton" -
Crown gasoline gas pump, c. 1925
Young man standing next to a tall gas pump outside of a two story building. -
Al Laraway, c. 1960
Portrait of Hart Manley "Al" Laraway, taken at a service station with "worms" on side of building. Laraway married Joanna Mann, daughter of John and Lydia (Glass) Mann in November 1958. -
Pitchford brothers with tarpon, c. 1925
J. J. and Blount Pitchford pose with a large tarpon held in place with the help of Wallace Maddox and a piece of heavy machinery behind the trio. The fish display portrait was captured at the Pitchford Place service station in Jensen Beach.
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River (p. 88) with the caption: "J.J. and Blount Pitchford stand beside a huge tarpon that Wallace Maddox holds in position behind a wrecker at the Pitchford filling station."