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1st Drive-In Filling Station

Allegheny County · dedicated 2000 · Near intersection of Baum & St. Clair Sts., at Spnning Plate Lofts lot, E Liberty/Friendship, Pittsb

At this site in Dec. 1913, Gulf Refining Co. opened the first drive-in facility designed and built to provide gasoline, oils, & lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousands of gas stations by different oil companies across the nation.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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