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Old Zyphyr
Station west of
Villa Ridge, Kathy Weiser, November, 2007.
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Kathy Weiser, November, 2007.
The Zephyr gas station brand is one of the
oldest independent brands in the United States, dating back to 1939 when
the J. D. Street Company in Maryland Heights,
Missouri
branched out into gasoline marketing. The company was established in 1884
as a grease distributor.
At its peak, there were as many as 500
stations, branching out as far as Ohio and Florida. However, the gas
crunch of the mid-70s, took its toll on the stations, and the company
reigned back in, closer to home, with stations primarily in
Missouri,
Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky.
This old Zephyr Station, west of
Villa Ridge,
Missouri on
the North Service road is one of its many casualties. The old station is
just east of Pin Oak Creek Road on the south side.
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