66 Super Service Station

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The 66 Super Service Station stands at the historic crossroads of Main Street and 3rd Avenue in Alanreed, where an early Route 66 alignment once turned through town. Bradley Kiser built the station in 1930, and its unusually substantial design reflected the needs of a busy highway stop of the era. The tan brick building features a red Spanish-style tile roof, broad twin canopies supported by distinctive curved columns, and space that once accommodated multiple pumps and service activity. A separate brick garage building behind the station provided additional repair space.

The station remained along Route 66 after the highway was realigned onto 3rd Avenue, but eventually closed in the early 1980s as traffic shifted away from Alanreed. Today it survives as a preserved roadside landmark maintained by the Old Route 66 Association of Texas. Recent rehabilitation has included cleaning and painting, repairs to the building, and the restoration and return of vintage gas pumps to the property. Travelers can still stop to photograph the station, its Route 66 historical marker, vintage petroleum displays, and the unusual architecture that recalls Alanreed’s days as a small but active Mother Road community.

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