Historic Sinclair Gas Station

This historic Sinclair Gas Station in fort Worth, Texas is no longer running, but has been wonderfully preserved by its owner Paul Lemon and is open for visits. "As a young boy I caught the tail end of an era gone by. While traveling with my grandparents across the Great North West I can remember the "full service" Sinclair Stations. I used to get so excited to see the service attendants come out to fill and service my grandparents Lincoln Town Car. I would always make a point to speak with the crew and ask the same questions over and over as we traveled across the Rocky Mountains. These memories have stayed with me my entire life and know at the age of almost forty four I guess you could say that these experiences had an impact on my life. I now own my own small business and strive to maintain a squeaky clean image and provide the best care and service to our customers. Traits I always admired about Sinclair. Several years ago I purchased an old run down service station to run my business (a lawn service) out of. After closing the sale I decided to give it a good cleaning. While pressure washing the building several layers of paint (from all of the other business that it had been) began to peel off. Getting down to the final layer of paint a word appeared… S I N C L A I R. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My childhood dream to one day own my very own Sinclair Service Station had come true. I have painstakingly tried to restore this Station located in Fort Worth, Texas and built by Sinclair Refinery Co. in 1950. I do what I can as I can afford to. It still needs period style garage doors amongst other things. It is truly a labor of love. I hope you enjoy seeing it as must as I have restoring it." - Paul Lemon The station won a 2011 Historic Preservation Award.