Pure Oil at Hudson & Indianola
This diminutive Pure Oil gas station was located at the corner of Hudson and Indianola. It had an outdoor lift instead of service bays. The pump globes say Purol and Detonox, indicating the photograph is from the 1920s. Service bays were added to the station later in the decade. Union 76 purchased Pure Oil in 1965, and completely refashioned the station.
Tags: North Columbus
January 8th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Anyone know what corner this stood on at the intersection??? I’m guessing the SE corner where the UDF is. I remember the old SOHIO station that was there in the 70’s.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Yes, this was located on the southeast corner of Indianola and Hudson, where the UDF gas station now stands. –Shirley
February 15th, 2009 at 2:27 am
I remember the terribly cute little gas station at the corner of Weber Rd and Indianola Ave. that today could have accomodated maybe 2 cars. It must have been built in the early 20’s. There’s a convenience store there now. During the war they had a siren mounted on top of the service station, which sounded the alarm for a blackout, and we’d all turn out our lights or put up blankets over the window. Columbus had enough war-related industry such as Timken Bearings and Curtis-Wright Manufacturing to warrant having black-outs.
January 22nd, 2018 at 10:17 pm
I find this particular station most interesting because it breaks completely away from the “Corporate Cottage that was adapted in 1923. The pumps appear to be 1928 Dayton’s . Dayton pumps were native to Ohio and that would make sense from a cost standpoint