Standard Oil Company Service Station, 2302 Broadway Avenue
Standard Oil Company service station on Broadway Avenue in Ybor City. Circa 1920s. Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, The University of South Florida digital collection
Ybor Auto Shop On Broadway Avenue In Ybor City, 2302 7th Ave. 2021. © Chip Weiner
In this 1920s photograph, when gasoline was $0.23 per gallon, this Standard Oil station was open all night most likely to service cigar factory workers working the late shift. Located at 2301 E 7th Ave, it was away from the central business district of Ybor City.
While rare, the property has remained related to the car trade since the beginning. It went from a Standard Station to a car repair garage, to several paint and auto body shops. It is now the Ybor Auto Shop.
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From Burgert Brothers: Look Again, Vol. 2