Shell Photos





1946-1960 era, from David Backlin 1946-1960 era alternate, from David Backlin 1960-1977 style 1977-present, from Chris Spearman (2003 photo)





Shell station on the N.E. corner of US9 and NY 119, Tarrytown, New York.
Photo taken Nov. 17, 2004 by Jeff Alterman.




Shell station in Banff, Alberta. Taken 11 Sept, 2004 by Travis Meginbir.






Two views of another Shell station in Banff, Alberta.
Taken 11 Sept, 2004 by Travis Meginbir.




Shell in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
Taken in summer, 2003 by Craig Solomonson.




A recreated vintage Shell station on the grounds of the
Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan (near Kalamazoo.)
(Note: No relation to the Gilmore gasoline brand.)
Photo taken May 17, 2003 by Josh Spencer.
Clicking on the photo will take you to a page with more photos
of this nicely recreated station.




Shell station at Central Motors has a new coat of paint.
This Shell station dates back to the 1930s.
Located in the small town of Mendooran, New South Wales, Australia.
Photo taken August, 2004 by Jim Sonter.




A Shell station in Rathdowney, Queensland, Australia.
Note the curbside pumps, which are still quite common in the
smaller Australian towns. Photo taken August, 2004 by Jim Sonter.




Shell station in Guyra, New South Wales, Australia.
This station has been recently repainted, which makes it stand out
in this photo. This is a 1950s station, but the sign is probably from the 70s.
Photo taken August, 2004 by Jim Sonter.




Shell station in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
A small station in a large country town.
Looks to have been built in the 1950s.
Photo taken August 2004 by Jim Sonter.




It's a c-store now, but the building is a mid-late 60's (maybe early 70's)
style Shell station at Williamsville, IL.
It has the newer 80's signage, but retains its original profile overall.
Taken July 18, 2004 by David Backlin.


A longshot of the above station in Williamsville, IL looking south.
Taken July 18, 2004 by David Backlin.




Kaimuki Shell service station with Auto Care signage,
3375 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI. Taken August, 1988 by Earl Ma.




Kalihi Shell station, 1029 Houghtailing St., Honolulu, HI.
Taken April, 1989 by Earl Ma.


Shell logo coral rock sign sculpture at above location.
Taken April, 1989 by Earl Ma. Earl comments that he
doesn't believe he's seen this kind of sign in any other state.




The Historic Soulsby Shell in Mt Olive, IL. Built in 1926,
it sold Shell gas (exclusively) for 65 years.
Picture taken by David Backlin, July 19, 2004.
Click here to go to a page with more
Soulsby photos.




Big Shell sign somewhere in the California Sierra Nevadas.
Taken by Charles Hathaway in June, 2003.




Another big Shell sign from Charles Hathaway, located in Salinas, CA.
Taken in April, 2004.




A Shell station in North Turramurra, Sydney, Australia.
Photo taken in 2003 by Jim Sonter. This station was built in the late 1930s.
This was a Caltex until a few years ago. Owners probably lived upstairs.
Shell has been in Australia since the 1920s.




Older Shell sign from the Beck Oil yard along Turner Road in Victorville, CA.
Beck is a wholesaler for Shell and 76. Taken May, 2003 by J. Eric Freedner.




Lakeland, FL, 1971. By Robert V. Droz.




Shell station in Aberaeron, Wales, 1994. Photo by John Cirillo.




Shell Station still operating with this sign in Feb, 2001
Station is located in Logansport, Indiana. Photo by John Cirillo




1960s photo of Shell station on Södergartan (The South Street), Eslöv, Sweden.
Photo donated by Håkan Drakarve, 2002.






Two shots of the Shell station at Elmwood and Greenbush, Lafayette, Indiana.
One of the few remaining full-service stations in the area.
Photos taken April 17, 2004 by John Cirillo.




The new style Shell sign, from an April 2003 mailing.
From Mike Jones.












An old Shell sign. A clear case of get them when you see them.
This sign is gone now, within the past week (Jan 29, 2003).
It was at the interchange of I-4 and Branch Forbes Rd near Plant City, FL.
The sign was probably placed in the 1970's when it was a service
station, it was there in the 1980's when the old service bays had become
a food mart with gas pumps (I had a friend who lived down the street at
the time) and remained thru the 90's, when a new multipumper and food
mart were built in the old station's parking area. It was finally
removed last week, months after the original station was finally razed
to make way for additional parking.
Photos and comments by Robert Droz.




The new sign, with the above old sign in the background under the tree.




New Shell sign in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Taken August 9, 2003 by Chris Spearman.