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Published: August 31, 2008
Couple buy Conoco gas station to fuel Route 66 memories
COMMERCE — When Bobby and Linda Allen bought a deserted Conoco gas station last November, it was for posterity.
"So many places are disappearing on Route 66,” Linda Allen said.
After almost nine months of weekend painting and repairing the gas station, built in 1931, the couple opened "Allen's Fillin Station” earlier this month.
"We don't know how long it sat empty, but we think it has been at least...
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