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As Alexandria grew, so did the number of automobiles. Businesses opened to serve the automotive needs around town. This Gulf Oil Station on Bolton Avenue was typical of many built in the late 1940s and early 1950s. My father managed an earlier Gulf station here before World War II, one that was neater, and had more architectural personality, and personally manicured flower beds!