Two-Story Gas Station on Route 66, Normal, Illinois (2 of 2)
The last fuel was dispensed at Sprague's Super Service in 1971, and the pumps were removed in 1979. Nevertheless, I couldn't resist parking my car next to the replica Cities Service pumps now in front of the building. Cities Service fuel, once sold by Sprague's, eventually became known as Citgo.
Sprague's Super Service was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, is a Town of Normal Local Landmark, and is in the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame. Since 2016, the building has been owned by the Town of Normal. Rayburn's Place, a gift shop featuring Route 66 vintage collectibles and works by local artists, occupies the ground floor.
Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Located in McLean County in Central Illinois, the estimated population of Normal in 2019 was 54,469, with a metro population of 191,067.
Two-Story Gas Station on Route 66, Normal, Illinois (2 of 2)
The last fuel was dispensed at Sprague's Super Service in 1971, and the pumps were removed in 1979. Nevertheless, I couldn't resist parking my car next to the replica Cities Service pumps now in front of the building. Cities Service fuel, once sold by Sprague's, eventually became known as Citgo.
Sprague's Super Service was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, is a Town of Normal Local Landmark, and is in the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame. Since 2016, the building has been owned by the Town of Normal. Rayburn's Place, a gift shop featuring Route 66 vintage collectibles and works by local artists, occupies the ground floor.
Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Located in McLean County in Central Illinois, the estimated population of Normal in 2019 was 54,469, with a metro population of 191,067.