[Verginius Rufus]

When I was a kid, gas was 30 cents a gallon or so and all the stations were full service as far as I recall. And you could have a free road map for the asking.

Do the service stations in Oregon give away road maps?

[Axenolith]

Given that money was denominated in silver or silver certs then or had just come off and had yet to experience Greshams law, that was a bit on the high side, $3.73/gal at today’s prices.

[goodnesswins]

I remember buying gas for about 17 cents a gallon in Oregon in 1969.

[Clinging Bitterly]

Service stations? Maps? There haven't been "service" stations for a long time, even in Oregon. Just a guy (or gal) pumping gas once they make their way to you. Sometimes they are up to exchanging pleasantries, sometimes they just grunt.

Years ago (okay decades) I used to do the real "service station" thing. We made 3 cents a gallon on the gas, maybe enough to pay the the rent. The real money was made in the service bays.

We laughed when the station across the street put a big cooler in the garage and started selling... ...milk.

Now, good luck finding a station where you can get a tire fixed or a quick oil change. Whatever, we obviously didn't have the last laugh.