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Old 10-18-2009, 02:43 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Here's an article from earlier this month...

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Despite being overgrown with weeds and brush, the old Humble Oil station south of downtown was chosen by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of 12 final sites among nearly 2,000 in the first-ever “This Place Matters” contest. Online voters will decide which site matters most...(full story)
Well, the great news is that it won (http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?p=6656 - broken link)!

I am not sure what this will mean for the station, but hopefully it is the first step in ensuring another piece of San Antonio history doesn't disappear!

Oh, and kudos to Audrey Johnson for submitting the photo for the contest!

http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/humble-oil.jpg (broken link)

Cheers! M2
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Old 10-18-2009, 04:27 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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I've been voting for it every day. I'm glad it paid off. Now maybe it will get some funding to refurbish it.
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Old 10-18-2009, 04:32 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Glad to hear ! Grew up seeing it quite often. I forget when it closed. Finck cigar plant used to be across from it!! There are a couple other really old service stations on South Flores south of Alamo there!! I remember the one at Nogalitos and S.Flores operating in the triangle. Building remains intact. Another good old building with huge covered area a little further south.
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Old 10-18-2009, 10:37 PM
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
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Amazing!!
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Old 10-19-2009, 09:07 PM
 
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Where is BudB? I'm sure he knows every bit of history on this place. I read that it won! Super good news to save another San Antonio Landmark.

Going to find bud.......
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Old 10-20-2009, 03:07 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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I read in the paper that it won. I'm glad. I voted for it also.
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