"Where did all the gas stations go?"
Three, count them 1, 2, 3. Three gas stations have been closed in North Vancouver in the last four months of the year 2009. The Shell Station on the corner of East 13th and Lonsdale Avenue in the City of North Vancouver closed first, in September 2009. The Esso Station on the corner of West 3rd Street and Chesterfield Ave. also in the City of North Vancouver and the Petro Canada Station on the corner of Queens Road and Woodbine Avenue in North Vancouver District closed soon after.
The Shell Station has all ready been demolished. And following an environmental impact study the Esso Station will also be demolished. Both City lots will be sold for development. The Esso Station will be remembered for its Car Wash facility. It was the only car wash in North Vancouver where customers could put coins in a slot and use a wand to wash the car themselves.
The Petro-Can Station at 3015 Woodbine Drive is the gas station in the photo above. The sign in the photo says "Temporarily Closed", however, Celia at the Petro-Canada office in Alberta states the gas station will be demolished and the property sold for development. That is three for three.
Photo: Taken Fall 2009 by SW.
Demolition: All three demolished in 2010.
