50 Years of Self-Service Gas


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

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