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Ambler's Texaco Gas Station
Ambler's Texaco Gas Station, also known as Becker's Marathon Gas Station, is a historic filling station located at the intersection of Old U.S. Route 66 and Illinois Route 17 in the village of Dwight, Illinois, United States. The station has been identified as the longest operating gas station along Route 66; it dispensed fuel for 66 continuous years until 1999. The station is a good example of a domestic style gas station and derives its most common names from ownership stints by two different men. North of the station is an extant outbuilding that once operated as a commercial icehouse. Ambler's was the subject of major restoration work from 2005–2007, and reopened as a Route 66 visitor's center in May 2007. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
==History==
Located at the intersection of U.S. Route 66 and Illinois Route 17 in Dwight, Illinois, United States, Ambler's Texaco Station was built in 1933 by Jack Schore on property originally owned by Otto Strufe.〔〔 The gas station is no longer in operation as a filling station, but when it closed, it held the record as the longest operating gas station along the historic Route 66. The station last dispensed gasoline in 1999.〔Olsen, Russell A. ''Route 66 Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited'', ((Google Books )), Voyageur Press: 2006, (ISBN 0-7603-2623-1), p. 10. Retrieved 29 September 2007.〕〔Hoekstra, Dave. "How slow can you go?", ((LexisNexis )), ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 16 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.〕 In 1936, the station was leased to Vernon Von Qualen and became known as Vernon's Texaco Station. Over the next two years, Von Qualen purchased the station from Schore, and sold it in 1938 to Basil "Tubby" Ambler. Ambler owned the station from 1938–1966.〔 Ambler's ownership was the longest of any owner during the most historically significant period; as a result, the station was known as Ambler's longer than by any other name.〔Boyd, Larry D. "(Ambler's Texaco Gas Station )," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, 18 May 2001, HAARGIS Database, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency''. Retrieved 29 September 2007.〕
The owner at the time of the building's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, Phil Becker, grew up living on Mazon Street (Illinois Route 17). He had been hanging out at the station since he was nine and began working at the station in 1964.〔 One year after Becker's employment began, Ambler sold the station to Earl Kochler.〔 Kochler sold the station to Royce McBeath, who ran it between 1965–1970. The station changed hands once again when Becker bought the station from McBeath on March 4, 1970.〔〔 About a year after Becker took over operation of the station, Texaco suddenly stopped supplying the location with gasoline and Becker contracted with Marathon Oil.〔 The brand change was accompanied by a name change to Becker's Marathon Gas Station, a name the station would be known by for over 26 years.〔 Becker operated the station, along with his wife Debbie, from the time of purchase until 1996.〔Shelton, Sheila. "(Texaco restoration completed )," ''Pontiac Daily Leader'' (Pontiac, Illinois), 25 April 2007, via Route 66 University. Retrieved 29 September 2007.〕 After closing the station, the couple leased the building out as an auto repair shop and eventually donated the building to the village of Dwight.〔
In 2005, a project to restore the old gas station began.〔 The village of Dwight applied for and received a US$10,400 federal cost-share grant from the U.S. National Park Service and its Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.〔〔〔"(Cost-Share Grants ),", Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, ''U.S. National Park Service''. Retrieved 4 November 2007.〕 The grant required the village to present matching funds in the amount of the grant. The restoration's ultimate goal was to reopen the station as a rest stop and interpretive center along the historic roadway.〔"(Funded Projects — 2002 )," (PDF), Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, ''National Park Service''. Retrieved 29 September 2007.〕
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