Thirty Cents A Gallon!

Wagon Wheel Motel, Cuba, Missouri.  Still in daily use.  You still get an actual key with a plastic
key fob that you can drop in any mailbox to have it returned if you accidentally don't
leave it at the motel.  You older folks remember those, don't you!  (click to enlarge)

This gasoline pump still has the price per gallon set.  It is $0.30.  How many of you can remember $0.30 (US) per gallon of regular gasoline?  I can.  I can remember twenty-eight cents when I turned 16 years old and got my driver's license.

Twenty-eight cents in 1968 is about $2.86 in today's currency according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  As I write this, gsoline in the area in which I live is about $3.19/gallon (UPDATE: As of March 10, 2026 it is $3.39/gallon!) so does seem too far off.  It was $2.49 just a few weeks ago.  

I stayed in room 11.  Very nice stay.  Not fancy, but cozy.  Very nostalgic.  Yes, there still are
places like this in business.  Thankfully so. (click to enlarge)

This old service station is located along historic Route 66 in Cuba, Missouri.  The automobile, the best I can determine, is a 1950 Chevrolet Styline Deluxe 4-door sedan.

Next time take a chance and stay at one of these older, non-chain motels that are off the beaten path.  If you choose right, you'll create a nice experience and memory.

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Thanks for looking. Enjoy!  

Dennis A. Mook  

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