Old Exxon station, 1200 block West Tucumcari Blvd. 2009
Decent example of an early 1960's station which started out as a HUMBLE in 1961 and switched to the ENCO brand the following year as did all Humble stations in TX, OK, NM and AZ; selling ENCO (regular) and ENCO EXTRA gasolines out of three or four pumps under the canopy on the right hand side, along with ENCO EXTRA and ENCO UNIFLO motor oils, plus ATLAS tires, batteries and accessories. It was one of four stations in Tucumcari where motorists could pull in to PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK! (ENCO EXTRA gasoline).
The doors on the left were service bays for washing, lubrication, tires, minor repairs and other services. Above the service bays read the words "Happy Motoring!" In 1972, this station made the name change to EXXON as did all other ESSO and ENCO stations in the U.S.
Like so many other service stations along U.S. 66 through Tucumcari, business went down following the completion of I-40 to the south in 1981 and ultimately shut down a few years later. Today, there are no EXXON stations to be found in Tucumcari or the immediate surrounding area.
Old Exxon station, 1200 block West Tucumcari Blvd. 2009
Decent example of an early 1960's station which started out as a HUMBLE in 1961 and switched to the ENCO brand the following year as did all Humble stations in TX, OK, NM and AZ; selling ENCO (regular) and ENCO EXTRA gasolines out of three or four pumps under the canopy on the right hand side, along with ENCO EXTRA and ENCO UNIFLO motor oils, plus ATLAS tires, batteries and accessories. It was one of four stations in Tucumcari where motorists could pull in to PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK! (ENCO EXTRA gasoline).
The doors on the left were service bays for washing, lubrication, tires, minor repairs and other services. Above the service bays read the words "Happy Motoring!" In 1972, this station made the name change to EXXON as did all other ESSO and ENCO stations in the U.S.
Like so many other service stations along U.S. 66 through Tucumcari, business went down following the completion of I-40 to the south in 1981 and ultimately shut down a few years later. Today, there are no EXXON stations to be found in Tucumcari or the immediate surrounding area.