St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station

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.[2] 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.[3] The structure was added to the National Register in 2003.[2][3]

St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station in 2009
Location	8302 N. Lombard St. Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°35′21″N 122°45′08″W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1939
Architect	Ray F. Becker
Architectural style	Moderne
NRHP reference No.	03001186[1]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 2003

In 2006, the building was converted into a restaurant, Signal Station Pizza,[4] and it was still in use by the same business in 2015.[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in North Portland, Oregon

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
3. Georganne Sahaida (2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "About Us". Signal Station Pizza. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
5. Korfhage, Matthew (February 25, 2015). "Fill 'Er Up: A survey of Portland's gas-station food spots". Willamette Week. p. 23. Retrieved 2015-02-26.