St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
The St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station, located in the St. Johns neighborhood of north Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was built and opened in 1939 as a gas station for the Signal Oil Company. It was in operation as a gas station until 1984, but changed brand from Signal Gas to Hellman's Golden Eagle Gas Station in 1954 and, in turn, became a Chevron station in 1965. In 1984, it was converted into a florist shop, the gasoline tanks being decommissioned at that time and filled with concrete, and it functioned in that capacity until 2002.[3] The structure was added to the National Register in 2003.[2][3]
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station | |
Location | 8302 N. Lombard St. Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°35′21″N 122°45′08″W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Ray F. Becker |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 03001186[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 2003 |
In 2006, the building was converted into a restaurant, Signal Station Pizza,[4] and it was still in use by the same business in 2015.[5]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- Sahaida, Georganne (2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- "About Us". Signal Station Pizza. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- Korfhage, Matthew (February 25, 2015). "Fill 'Er Up: A survey of Portland's gas-station food spots". Willamette Week. p. 23. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2023.