Unocal 76 Sign
Copyright 2006 by Allen Sandquist
Since Conoco/Phillips has taken over, the old orange and blue globe signs are being replaced by flat red and blue signs.
This photo was taken on January 31, 2006 using a Nikon E4300.
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Tendance Flou (77 months ago | reply)
My favorite gas spot ever!
Oh no!!!
I miss the States and would be very frustrated when I go back to find them gone, how am I going to shoot them???
I just love their 70's looks, and the orange, and the blue on the orange!
Mr Nylon [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
Maybe some of these will be turning up on ebay....
count me in.
Porky Jupp added this photo to his favorites. (77 months ago)
Roadsidepictures (77 months ago | reply)
Mr Nylon: Unfortunately, as per the owner of these stations, the globes have to be destroyed and then photographed for proof of their demise.
Victor Solanoy (77 months ago | reply)
That sucks. This may sound strange, I like buying gas from 76 because I like the orange ball. Then again, I have an Mac because I liked the glowing Apple (among other things), and drive a Jeep Liberty (Cherokee elsewhere in the world) because I liked the front grill.
Roadsidepictures (77 months ago | reply)
Please help save the 76 ball! Sign the petition!
www.savethe76ball.com/
Wrinkledlight, groschopf, and liveinreality added this photo to their favorites.
liveinreality (71 months ago | reply)
If they're going to get rid of all of these, can't a few of them be salvaged somehow? I don't understand why we don't have historic preservation resources for twentieth century stuff! Often things are destroyed before they can be deemed "historically important". This has to change. So much excellent post-war design has been flushed from history.
Victor Solanoy (71 months ago | reply)
In San Jose, California, I just drove by a newer 76 station that had a ball on a sign with Conoco-Philips added to the bottom.
Mitch Glaser added this photo to his favorites. (70 months ago)
Roadsidepictures (70 months ago | reply)
The people at AutoWeek magazine used my picture without my permission and without giving me credit for shooting the picture!
Roadsidepictures (70 months ago | reply)
Hoyerlande added this photo to her favorites. (70 months ago)
Darhawk (69 months ago | reply)
How did you find that out? Are you going to get any money from them?
Roadsidepictures (69 months ago | reply)
This is where I spotted it:
www.savethe76ball.com/node?from=4
I haven't heard back since my last email to them.
Read more about the situation here:
www.flickr.com/photos/54177448@N00/227715835/
Roadsidepictures (69 months ago | reply)
A blog by Lawrence Lessig:
www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003527.shtml
Mr Nylon [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
What kind of world/fucked up organisation would insist that the balls HAVE to be destroyed??
Oh yeah I forgot we all are supposed to be in the constant grip of paranoia so the reason is probably that some terrorists* would set up fake gas stations to entice people in and chop them up and feed them to their camels or some shit like that.
I dont see any reason why good design and roadside architecture/20th century pop art,should ever be destroyed,and that magazine better have a good one for using the pic without permission too.
wtf.
Mr Nylon [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
Im so loyal to this,I came back 8 months later, Yeah!
Roadsidepictures (69 months ago | reply)
I'm pleased to say that this issue has been settled and I'd like to thank Ken Ross at AutoWeek, for his cooperation.
Stuart & Jenna (67 months ago | reply)
Ho, ho, ho. Sorry, I had to vandalize your picture. Happy holidays.
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Roadsidepictures (67 months ago | reply)
lol! Happy holidays to you, too! I'd wondered where you'd been this month!
Roadsidepictures (65 months ago | reply)
UPDATE: Good news!!
www.savethe76ball.com/victory
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MFMinn (56 months ago | reply)
Hi. I'm an admin for a group called American English, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Thanks!
craig_zander (53 months ago | reply)
I remember the San Diego Sport Arena had 76 as a sponsor and there was a spinning 76 ball up towards the ceiling of the place.
I've see the new red 76 ball. There is one off the 5 freeway in Tustin.
Its real low to the ground too, so you can't miss it.
Cool 'Cuda and Paxton Holley added this photo to their favorites.
Cool 'Cuda (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Signs, Signs, (and logos), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
reevestpdx (46 months ago | reply)
"... the old orange and blue globe signs are being replaced by flat red and blue signs. "
Bad!
Price of gasoline almost double in just two years.
Also bad!
dmrcscott added this photo to his favorites. (42 months ago)
Dan_DC (41 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Artifacts and Holdovers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
W&Ps Photos (40 months ago | reply)
When I was working in Las Vegas we used to stop at one of these stations for breakfast on the way out of town, it was a truck stop. Our code name was "The Orange Ball" in case we were overheard by our supervisor on where we were going to meet.
Gas Station Maniac, EMBB - Amazing Pictures, and 124036-009 added this photo to their favorites.
electrical2601 (33 months ago | reply)
Hi I'm an admin for a group call Logo's From The 80's, and we'd love to have this added to the group! www.flickr.com/groups/80slogos/
classictvman81, Ian Sherman, and Unkle Larry added this photo to their favorites.