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I wonder how many differrnt ways Route 66 ran through, and around, St. Louis. Specifically, was US-66 on Skinker Blvd or Clayton Ave and when.
Route 66 Postcards
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This Standard Red Crown sign along Route 66 had to be beautiful to see at night! In 1931, the Post Dispatch reported that the new Standard station at Skinker and Clayton in St. Louis was open. The triangular site was well known for the massive two-sided Standard sign, once the largest of its kind in the country. A new sign would be erected in 1932. It was to be 45 feet across and 60 feet tall. It contained 5,800 bulbs, 2,900 feet of neon tubing, and five miles of wiring. It weighed 44 tons and used as much electricity as a town of 1,000 people, requiring its own electrical substation. It was in place until 1959, when it was taken down. It was replaced by another mammoth sign, the Standard sign, which, despite changing brands, is still standing, now over Stevenson’s Hi-Pointe Service & Wash as an Amoco sign.
These photos are courtesy of 66postcards.
Mike Johnson: Yes, Standard Oil of Indiana had the Red Crown logo, and they changed their name to Amoco. Later BP bought them.
Michael Sanders: Too cool! But I doubt it weighed 44 tons. Thats 88,000 lbs. That much weight would have crushed that flimsy scaffold!
Route 66 Postcards: Michael Sanders We took that information from some history online. Yes, it does not seem probable. Thanks.
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