It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Today’s image is a copy of a post card recently donated by Kathy Ewalt. Kathy, a Whitewater native and current resident of North Carolina, came to the historical society to research her family home. The post card is one we are not familiar with, so we thank Kathy very much!
The post card is from c.1925 and in the foreground is a gas station with the name “Pomiac.” A little research shows that the Winona Oil Company of Wyoming started Pomiac gas stations in the 1920s. The Pomiac brand was short-lived; in 1927 the Cities Service Company purchased Winona Oil. You may know Cities Service as today’s Citgo.
The long-time Cities Service gas station at this location was operated by Barney Owens between 1929 and 1954.
Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.
(copy of postcard donated by Kathy Ewalt)
