Sunday, July 1, 2018

"North Broad Shell" - Auto Repair - circa 1936 - Claude Alexander, Photographer





Gas Station 1930s 

I am listing the above photo as "North Broad Shell", without an exact address as I do not have access to a 1936 Philadelphia phonebook, on the photo magnification of the back of the uniform of a gas station attendant to the right of the photo. 





Shell Oil had advertising for free maps in 1929 and 1930. The 1929 advertising, possibly through an Ad Agency listed as Elverson Building 400 N. Broad. And some of the 1930 ads below. 

 Inquirer 29 May 1930


Inquirer 31 May 1930




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