It Was the First of Its Kind and It Happened in Pittsburgh a Century Ago
On December 1, 1913, the world’s first modern drive-in gasoline service station was opened by Gulf Oil at the corner of Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station sold 30 gallons of fuel that first day, less than 1 percent of the average volume at fueling stations... Sign in to see full entry.