First Gasoline Filling Station in America -- 1905, Shell

 I have been looking for this image for years. Found it just now on Facebook.

Here is a photo of "The First Filling Station in the World," St. Louis, Missouri. "From 1929 until 1933, Route 66 followed Chouteau to connect with Manchester. The first gas station in the US was on Theresa Avenue just north of Chouteau. Harry Grenner and Clem Laessig opened their Automobile Gasoline Company here in 1905, using gravity fed tanks and a simple garden hose. Harry and Clem would go on to operate over 40 gas stations in St. Louis. No trace of the building remains. (Shell Oil Company)"

This photo and quoted history are courtesy of Joe Sonderman.