Whiting Bros on the Mother Road

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California

Barstow - There was once a Whiting Brothers Motel here; however, we were unable to locate any photographs.  Can anyone give an update as to what became of this location?

Newberry Springs - Complete with its old gas pumps outside today with its gas rate set at 33 cents a gallon, this station closed in 1968.  Now owned by Mary McGee who has lived on Route 66 since 1977, she hopes to restore the old station as a museum and gift shop.  This location is thought to be the only Whiting Brothers Station still standing in California.

An abandoned Whiting Brothers Gas Station in

Newberry Springs, California. Kathy Weiser,

December, 2004

McCartys/San Fidel - Located between these old Route 66 towns was once a large Whiting Brothers  complex which included a motel and a gas station. Though abandoned long ago due to fire damage, the old gas station remains. Where the motel once stood is nothing but a parking lot and debris. However, its majestic sign continues to stand.

Whiting Brothers Station between San Fidel and McCartys,

New Mexico , December, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

Though the Whiting Brothers complex is gone, the orange and yellow signs still stand tall, December, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

Moriarty - Though no longer owned by the Whiting Brothers, this old station is the only one that continues to operate thanks to Sal Lucero, a lifelong employee of Whiting Brothers. In the 1980s, Lucero bought the station from the Whiting Brothers and never bothered to change the name. Today it continues to stand as a tribute to the heydays of Route 66.

Tucumcari - Now the Hotel Americana in Tucumcari, New Mexico , this vintage motel was once part of the Whiting Brothers Empire.

Texas

Shamrock – Now occupying what was once an old Whiting Brothers gas station is the Sugar Shack. While you can’t get gas here anymore, you are sure to enjoy a donut and cappuccino inside this vintage building.

© Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, September, 2009.

Personal Stories:

We got gas from these guys a number of times. I remember one in California where we got caught in a sandstorm at 3:00 a.m. and the attendant wouldn't come out and pump the gas. It took all the paint off our car! The visibility was 0! The Newberry one looks like it too. George Senda, Concord, California, November 2005

The Sugar Shack in Shamrock, Texas was once the site of an

 old Whiting Brothers gas station, photo courtesy eJournal

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