Old Texaco Station - a photo on Flickriver

Old Texaco Station

            I came across this amazing art piece in Bashaw on Thanksgiving weekend on my way back to Calgary from Edmonton. In research, I haven't been able to find much, but I did find that this indeed was an old Texaco station. A bit of history on Texaco itself is below, so I'm guessing from the green star, this would have been operational in the early 30's.

From Texaco.com is the following:
Texaco was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1902. Back then we called ourselves The Texas Company, but when a salesman saw the abbreviation "Texaco" in a telegram, it became our favorite nickname.

The first Texaco star arrived in 1903, when a 19-year-old Italian refinery worker suggested we embrace the five-pointed symbol of Texas. He later added a green "T" - a color scheme he probably picked up from the Italian flag.

Taken on: October 9, 2023

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Texaco

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Camera: Nikon D700, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 62mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	62mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Shade
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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