This afternoon Hubby Tony and I strapped our bikes to the carrier and drove to Forest Park for a pre-dinner ride. The park has a nice paved trail around the perimeter. a third of the way around I stopped to take a photo of the World's Largest Amoco sign.
According to Road Trip America, the sign is 40 feet high and 60 feet wide.
Since the 1930s there has been a gas station with a massive sign on that spot. As the name of the
station changed (from Standard Red Crown, to Standard Oil, to Amoco) so
did the sign. However, when British Petroleum bought Amoco 20 years ago and changed the station brand they left the
by now iconic sign.
Very cool sign, and an interesting bit of local history.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a mission to find all the cool oddities in the area :-)
Delete"You expect more from Standard, and you get it." Ah, the fifties.
DeleteDonna, I had completely forgotten about that slogan. Thanks for reminding me.
DeleteI would vote for going back to Standard. I think it was around for the longest time.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably right.
DeleteThere's quite a queue of cars.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
There's an interstate ramp just off-photo to the left, and it was the beginning of rush hour.
DeleteQuite a sign! Signs might sometimes surprise us, impress us, annoy us, but we are usually not indifferent to them.
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
DeleteThat is one big sign!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually kind of creepy when you get up close to it.
DeleteSounds nice to be out and about on a bike ride.
ReplyDeleteIt was a beautiful night to be out.
DeleteIt really is a landmark. I directed some one to get their vaccination by saying, "The hospital is by the big Amoco sign. Anyone ehading tothe zoo knows. It is truly iconic. Like thebig green soda boyttle downtown.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a mission to visit all the unique sights in the area. The big soda bottle is one of them.
DeleteOK, that is definitely a humungous sign!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is a bit of history for a sign!
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