50 Years of Self-Service Gas
Monday, 09 June 2014 | by Pat's Picks
The Denver Post marks the 50th anniversary this week of the first self-service gas station in Westminster, Colorado. The owner of the station, John Roscoe, found he could draw customers to the new experience by charging 2 to 3 cents per gallon below what the full service stations charged. It took a decade for full service gas to really catch on - and even today, customers in Oregon and New Jersey are still banned from pumping their own gas.
SOURCE: Denver Post