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Washington Accessories: 1922
"Filling station, 17th & L." The Washington Accessories Co. service station under construction at 1703 L Street ... 9, 1921 Fine Gas and Oil Station for City Washington Accessories Co. to Build at Corner of 17th and L Streets ... business will be opened in the immediate future by the Washington Accessories Company on the large vacant property at the northwest ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 12:05pm -

"Filling station, 17th & L." The Washington Accessories Co. service station under construction at 1703 L Street N.W. in early 1922 next to the Stoneleigh Garage. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Old/NewIt's so interesting to see how new construction looked in the 20's. I live in an area that's growing like crazy and there's new buildings all around. I never thought about how exciting it must've been to live in a major city as it was being constructed. We're 25 miles form the core of our city (Dallas). It's amazing how much quality that went into a simple gas station. St. Matt'sThat dome in the background is St. Matthew's Catholic Church, now the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Washington. Another Beresford ProjectWashington Post Oct 9, 1921 Fine Gas and Oil Station for City Washington Accessories Co. to Build at Corner of 17th and L Streets Northwest. Will Be Largest in Capital A splendidly equipped gasoline and oil station and motor accessories business will be opened in the immediate future by the Washington Accessories Company on the large vacant property at the northwest corner of Seventeenth and L streets northwest. The company has been formed by W.T. Galliher, C.E. Galliher and Allan E. Walker, who also own a gasoline and accessory business at Tenth and E streets northwest. The new station will be the largest and most elaborate in the city, and will be well in keeping with the magnificent stations scattered throughout the middle West. The new company will occupy a large section of the square bounded by Connecticut avenue, DeSales street, Seventeenth street and L street. It is the aim of the company to make the side the most attractive gasoline station in the city. Wide driveways will provide quick and easy access and six large gasoline pumps and five oil pumps will make for rapid service. A two-story-and-cellar brick building will be erected to house the accessories department, after plans by Robert F. Beresford. The construction will be by the Allan E. Walker Investment Company. This building will face on L street. The building will have large plate glass show windows running two stories high and fronting both on L and Seventeenth street. The finish of the building as well as the coping surrounding lot will be granite stucco. Trees on the property will be preserved in the development, lawns and shrubbery adding to the attractiveness of the place. Edward E. Liphard, formerly manager of the Southern Auto Company, will be in charge. He is well known in the accessory fields. (The Gallery, D.C., Gas Stations, Natl Photo)
Minute Service No. 1: 1925
... the coming of something new in gasoline stations. The Washington Accessories Company, composed of Messrs. W.T. Gallither, president ... the splendid filling station and accessory store of the Washington Accessories Company which is owned by the same corporation. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/12/2011 - 6:03pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Minute Service Station, 17th & L streets N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. GaseteriaI see Amoco, Sunoco, and Standard. How many brands do they have at one station? A real life game of MonopolyIt was actually quite common for the full service stations of early days to give patrons a choice of petroleum brands. Just look in the Shorpy archives at other 1920's filling stations and you will see many stations with various "brands" at their pumps. However all of these particular brands are related. Standard Oil of John D. Rockefeller fame was broken up in 1911. But Amoco, Sun Oil and Standard were all once part of the Rockefeller monopoly that got trust-busted. PerspectivesThis appears to be looking north on 17th Street with the Mayflower Hotel in the background. 17th and LLooking northwest. Tom has correctly identified the Mayflower Hotel (the only landmark) View Larger Map Oiling and GreasingA fine modern design by architect Robert F. Beresford, previously seen in final construction. Beresford aided in the design of the adjacent Mayflower Hotel as well as other service stations seen on Shorpy including Minute Service Station No. 3, and Lord Baltimore No. 6. Other Minute Service Stations seen at Shorpy are No. 2 and No. 5. I find the advertisement for the L street Garage interesting in that original business model for the garage was to provide overnight, heated parking for the finicky autos of the day. The L street Garage was later renamed Mayflower Garage and provided parking for both guests of the hotel as well as shoppers on Connecticut Avenue. The service station and garage were razed in 1960 to make way for office space. Washington Post, Apr 9. 1922 Open Largest Gas Station Tomorrow New Building is Last Word in Completeness, Beauty, Speed and Arrangement. Washington's largest and most attractive gasoline station will be opened for business tomorrow. The announcement will be of interest, particularly to motorists of the large northwest section, and will mark the coming of something new in gasoline stations. The Washington Accessories Company, composed of Messrs. W.T. Gallither, president of the American National Bank; C.E. Galliher, of W.T. Galliher & Bro., lumber dealers and Allan E. Walker, president of Allan E. Walker & Co., is the owner of the new enterprise, which represents an investment of more than $150,000, in ground, building and equipment. ... Particular stress is laid on the fact that the station is so designed as to have free entry to every pump for either side, and to make it possible to drive out when ready, no matter how many cars are at the pumps ahead. Calling attention to a rapidly growing evil in gas stations - that of tipping - the company announces that its employees are positively forbidden to accept tips under any conditions. ... A large two-story granite stucco building has been erected on L street. This houses the accessories store. A very complete stock of automotive supplies will be carried, and both wholesale and retail business will be featured. A second building, similar in construction, in in the rear of the first, and contains an auto laundry, battery station, and tire repair departments. ... Edward E. Lipphard, who has been connected with the automobile accessory business in Washington for several years, and who enjoys a wide acquaintance, throughout the Capital, will manage the new enterprise. (click to enlarge) Washington Post, Sep 30, 1923 New Garage Opening The L Street garage, a new four-story, fireproof garage building, located at 1705 L street northwest, will be opened for business tomorrow, according to an announcement made by the company. The garage will be operated by the L Street Garage company incorporated, which is owned by Galliher-Walker Investment corporation. D.M. Gordan is the manager of the new enterprise. It adjoins the splendid filling station and accessory store of the Washington Accessories Company which is owned by the same corporation. The L Street garage is a splendid 4-story, fireproof building with lime-stone front, which presents a very attractive appearance. It is located on a lot 43 by 130 feet with over 5,500 square feet of floor space on each floor, a total of over 22,000 square feet. One of the unusual features of this building is that the supporting pillars are place within four feet of the side walls, thus leaving practically the entire width of the building free for easy movement and arrangement of cars. Very liberal window space provides unusual light on every floor. Wide entrances are located on L street and on the alley at the rear of the building. Offices and an accessory store are located on the the first floor with comfortable and attractive waiting rooms adjoining. A ladies' rest room is located on the mezzanine. (click to enlarge) You don't see that anymoreI have to say that all gasoline stations of the 30-40's just seem so much nicer, safer and friendlier places than they are today. Perhaps it is because you have people waiting to assist you, the down side of course it that they closed, they certainly were not open 24 hrs a day. I would love to visit that station and ask them to "fill er up." Many faces of Standard OilThe Standard Oil in DC was the New Jersey company, and fits the bill for the pre-bust comment. American Oil was not part of the Trust, Amoco was based in Baltimore before Indiana Standard acquired it. Sun Oil (Sunoco) was also not part of pre-1911 Standard Oil. It did buy in to the Standard legacy when it bought the remains of the old Atlantic Refining Company of Philadelphia (Atlantic) from Arco in 1988. Atlantic was part of pre-1911 Standard. Sunoco's A-plus convenience stores are the biggest legacy of old Atlantic. +90Below is the same view from May of 2015. (The Gallery, D.C., Gas Stations, Natl Photo)
L Street Garage: 1928
Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Washington Accessories store, L Street N.W." The service station we saw last ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2016 - 3:23pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1928. "Washington Accessories store, L Street N.W." The service station we saw last year in this view from 1925, before the streetlamp sprouted on the sidewalk. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size. Mayflower HotelThe Mayflower Hotel is behind the gas pumps on 17th Street, with the flags, rear entrance. It's still there and so are the flags. Truth in AdvertisingThat's not a minute service station. The place is huge! The Drive-InThere's a fine luxury automobile entering the car wash on the left, where a large sign over the entrance very helpfully says "Drive in Here." I'm wondering, though: would there be another sign overhead somewhere inside the building saying "drive out here"? Dog & SudsWow. That lineup looks almost as if a teenager on skates should roll up to your car and ask if you'd like root beer, fries and something meaty on a bun. Under ConstructionIn addition to the pre-streetlight sprout noted by Dave, we've also seen this under construction here https://www.shorpy.com/node/4455 +87Below is the same view from May of 2015. (The Gallery, D.C., Gas Stations, Natl Photo)
Petro-Palace: 1922
... "Gas station, 17th and L streets N.W." The recently opened Washington Accessories filling station, also seen here under construction , ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/24/2013 - 3:25pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1922. "Gas station, 17th and L streets N.W." The recently opened Washington Accessories filling station, also seen here under construction, three years later as Minute Service No. 1 and finally around 1928. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Six Pumps in 1922!Wow! You can tell the center of government had plenty of autos running around, even back then! In most of the country back then, there would be one pump out front of a grocery store or small service station. This place was a contemporary gas/convenience store 80 years ahead of its time. This is the corner nowView Larger Map The hotel later built behind the station and opening in 1925 is the Mayflower, still operating as the Mayflower Renaissance and owned by the Marriott Corporation. The dome at center in the 1922 photo is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle located at 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Defunct tire companiesHood Tires were from the Hood Rubber Company of Watertown, Massachusetts. The company began operations way back in 1896, although tire production may not have started until sometime later. Many of the Armenian immigrants who formed a still-extant community in Watertown worked at the company's huge manufacturing complex. B.F. Goodrich acquired the company in the late 1920's and phased out the brand name. The Watertown plant remained in operations as a Goodrich facility, albeit one that made footwear rather than tires, until it closed in 1969. Founded in 1905, the Ajax-Grieb Rubber Company of New York manufactured Ajax tires in Trenton, New Jersey and Racine, Wisconsin. The company struggled through the 1920's, and in a last-ditch attempt to cut costs it closed the Trenton facility in 1928. In 1931 Ajax-Grieb became one of the many companies that could not survive the Great Depression and went out of business for good. Still neededThose nifty metal policeman directional signs of "in" and "out" would be useful even in today's gas stations since it seems no matter how many pumps or how large or small the station, there is always one or two drivers who enter the wrong way and mess up everyone else. This also happens at "all-you-can-eat" buffets where you can bet that one or two plate fillers will be going against the grain, coming at you head-on. I suppose that is why cattle are always herded into narrow pathways that are one direction only. 17th and LThere's the dome of St. Matthew's Cathedral in the background. Standard Oil New JerseyJudging by the globes on the gas pumps it is a pre-Esso Standard Oil of New Jersey station. Was there a Minute Service No. 2for cars that had their gas filler on the driver side? Or were the hoses on those pumps long enough (unlike the ones of today) to reach the "other" side of cars that were forced to enter the "wrong way" by the cutesy signs? High Gas PricesIs the Lightning Motor Fuel sign, behind the bushes, advertising a gas price of 31 cents? If so, gas was more expensive than I thought in those days. I see the oil sign of 31 cents per quart. Convex-bottom bucketsI have seen those convex-bottom buckets in lumber yards, intended for fire extinguishing service. Are they employed here for radiator service, or for conflagrations? [Fires. Below, a listing in an 1896 tool catalog. -tterrace] (The Gallery, D.C., Gas Stations, Natl Photo)
Drive In Here: 1925
... 17th and 18th on L Street N.W." The garage and adjacent Washington Accessories Co. store and gas station can also be seen in these ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/12/2019 - 1:10pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "L Street Garage, between 17th and 18th on L Street N.W." The garage and adjacent Washington Accessories Co. store and gas station can also be seen in these photos. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Next to the Hotel Walker, soon to be known as -- The Washington Post article about the garage references a "Hotel Walker" under construction next door. The high expenses incurred by Mr. Walker's investment company building what was originally to be known as the Hotel Walker forced its sale even before its doors opened. The purchasers obviously needed a new name, and picked one in honor of the recent 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' arrival at Plymouth Rock, borrowing the name of the ship that brought them there. A Washington landmark was thus born. Hot in thereThe shop I currently work at, and have for the last 35 years, is situated on a hill with bay doors on both sides of the building. Any breeze that comes by goes through the building. We have a plethora of paperweights for when it gets too windy. In the '70s, I worked in a shop that just had one bay door with a few windows on the other side. It would get over 110 in there on a hot August day. I can imagine how hot it is on the top floors of this building with only a fan to keep the air moving. Combining the high ambient temperature with the hot engines and no air conditioning means the old time mechanics were a lot tougher than the current generation. A Splendid New GarageThe Washington Post -- March 25, 1923 Garage at 1707 L St. Will Cost $225,000 Modern 4-Story Structure to Be Erected By Walker Investment Co. for W.T. Galliher.         A modern, fireproof garage building will be erected by the Allan E. Walker Investment Company at 1707 [actually 1705] L street northwest for William T. Galliher, it was announced at the office of the company yesterday.         The structure will be four stories in height and will front 45 feet on K street [sic] and have a depth of 135 feet.         It is planned to operate the building as a storage garage. This development covers the only remaining space in the entire square with the exception of a small frontage on Connecticut avenue, adjoining the Hotel Walker, now under construction.         The ground and building will represent an investment of approximately $225,000. The construction work will be supervised by the building department of the Allan E. Walker Investment Company. Robert F. Beresford is the architect.         The entire block bounded by Connecticut avenue, DeSales street, Seventeenth street and L street, containing approximately 100,000 square feet, was purchased about four years ago by W.T. Galliher. At that time it was occupied by the Visitation Convent. The Hotel Walker will occupy the north half of the block and office and business buildings occupy the south half. The development of this property has given impetus to the remarkable business growth of the Connecticut avenue section. Ad in the Sept. 30, 1923, Washington Post: (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Gas Stations, Natl Photo)
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