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Customer getting gas at the Hat 'n' Boots Texaco station, Seattle, 1985
Order an ImageSeattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. The designer received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales for its first three years. The building of Interstate 5 rerouted traffic and cut sales, and the Hat ‘n’ Boots closed in 1988, falling into disrepair. In 2003, community action led to the moving and restoration of the buildings in nearby Oxbow Park.
In this image, a gas station attendant refuels a car at the Hat ‘n’ Boots as the driver looks on.
Caption information source: "Hat 'n' Boots gas station design wins U.S. Patent March 20, 1956," by Alyssa Burrows, HistoryLink.org Essay 3480
In this image, a gas station attendant refuels a car at the Hat ‘n’ Boots as the driver looks on.
Caption information source: "Hat 'n' Boots gas station design wins U.S. Patent March 20, 1956," by Alyssa Burrows, HistoryLink.org Essay 3480
ID Number: 2020.42.1.20.02.16
Date: 1985
Creator(s):
Arias, Gilbert W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 slide : color ; 35 mm.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv219411
Credit: MOHAI, Gilbert W. Arias Photographs, 2020.42.1.20.02.16
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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