St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station Explained

St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
Location:8302 N. Lombard St.
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5892°N -122.7523°W
Built:1939
Architect:Ray F. Becker
Architecture:Moderne
Added:November 21, 2003
Refnum:03001186

The St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station, located in the St. Johns neighborhood of north Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It was built and opened in 1939 as a gas station for the Signal Oil Company. It was in operation as a gas station until 1984, but changed brand from Signal Gas to Hellman's Golden Eagle Gas Station in 1954 and, in turn, became a Chevron station in 1965. In 1984, it was converted into a florist shop, the gasoline tanks being decommissioned at that time and filled with concrete, and it functioned in that capacity until 2002.[2] The structure was added to the National Register in 2003.[1] [2]

In 2006, the building was converted into a restaurant, Signal Station Pizza, and it was still in use by the same business in 2024.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 40. June 6, 2011. December 14, 2012. June 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609105953/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|03001186}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station ]. PDF. Sahaida, Georganne. 2003. National Park Service. February 25, 2016.
  3. Web site: About Signal . 2024-04-21 . Signal Station Pizza . en-US.