Gulf Station, Woodstock, Virginia
Files
Title
Gulf Station, Woodstock, Virginia
Subject
Automobile service stations - Virginia - Woodstock
Woodstock (Va)
Borden, Bernard "Bernie" Martin (1880-1941)
Description
Photograph of the Gulf Service Station in Woodstock, Virginia.
Advertisements for “Gulf Tires” and “Gulfpride” fuel are visible.
Owner of the station Bernard Borden appears in front of the building near the door. An unidentified man stands under the vehicle lift.
The station was located on the west side of US Route 11 in the 100 block of N. Main Street.
This structure was originally constructed by Bernard Borden in the 1930s.
It closed ca. 1960 and became the home of the Woodstock Police Department until being razed.
As of 2022, the site was the home of a gazebo in front of the Woodstock Town Office.
Advertisements for “Gulf Tires” and “Gulfpride” fuel are visible.
Owner of the station Bernard Borden appears in front of the building near the door. An unidentified man stands under the vehicle lift.
The station was located on the west side of US Route 11 in the 100 block of N. Main Street.
This structure was originally constructed by Bernard Borden in the 1930s.
It closed ca. 1960 and became the home of the Woodstock Police Department until being razed.
As of 2022, the site was the home of a gazebo in front of the Woodstock Town Office.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing other photographs of the building.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
This service station appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003933, 040098, and 040101.
Bernard Borden appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006739, 009913, and 040098.
Identifier
040098
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Gulf Station, Woodstock, Virginia,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed August 28, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74414.
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