8 American Gas Station Brands That Died When the Interstate Rerouted the Country

For three generations, these signs marked every American highway. Then the country built a new road system — and one by one, the brands behind them vanished. When Congress passed the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956, it didn't just build roads. It ended an entire generation of gas station brands that had defined the American roadside for half a century. In this episode: Flying A (Tidewater Oil) — 1932–1971 Pure Oil — 1914–1965 Cities Service — 1910–1965 Sohio (Standard Oil of Ohio) — 1870–1991 Skelly Oil — 1919–1977 Richfield — 1911–1966 Gulf Oil — 1901–1985 Esso — 1926–1972 Which one was on the corner in your town? Drop the name and the city in the comments — we read every one. If this is the history you didn't know you were missing, subscribe to Lost America and hit the like button. #LostAmerica #ForgottenBrands #GasStation #RoadTrip #AmericanHistory #InterstateHighway #VintageAmerica #SmallTownAmerica #LostBrands #RoadHistory