{"id":12582,"date":"2017-03-08T00:29:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T05:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2019-02-21T20:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T01:04:34","slug":"nulls-exxon-5200-two-notch-road-9-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=12582","title":{"rendered":"Null's Exxon, 5200 Two Notch Road: 9 December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400361.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400361_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400361_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400361_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400362.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400362_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400362_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400362_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400363.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400363_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400363_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400363_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400364.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400364_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400364_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400364_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400365.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400365_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400365_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400365_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400366.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400366_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400366_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400366_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400367.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400367_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400367_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400367_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400368.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400368_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400368_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400368_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400369.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400369_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400369_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400369_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400370.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400370_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400370_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400370_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400371.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400371_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400371_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400371_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400372.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400372_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400372_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400372_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400373.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400373_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400373_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400373_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400374.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400374_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400374_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400374_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400375.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400375_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400375_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400375_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, this is one of the last old-time \"service stations\" around town.  Looking inside is like visiting another age.  The \"Maps Here\" sign is particularly evocative -- there was a time you got your branded highway maps at a service station.  I still have a cubby full of old \"Gulf\" maps, some predating the completion of the 'I' system.  That was also a time when we were convinced that gas was *<i>not<\/i>* a commodity product, and that \"Good Gulf\" was better than \"putting a tiger in your tank\" or vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>And a man would actually come out to your car, pump the gas, check your oil, check your tires, check your battery and radiator and wash your windows.<\/p>\n<p>Their sign says they were here for 33 years, which is a good run.<\/p>\n<p>And for context, you can see two former closing in the background: <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=353\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=8099\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 16 March 2017<\/b> -- Rather Hopperesque:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400702.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/17\/03\/p1400702_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1400702_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1400702_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UDATE 1 September 21018<\/b> -- Something is happening here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540212.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540212_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540212_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540212_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540213.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540213_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540213_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540213_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540214.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540214_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540214_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540214_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540215.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540215_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540215_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540215_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540216.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540216_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540216_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540216_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540217.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/18\/08\/p1540217_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1540217_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1540217_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 21 February 2019<\/b> -- Now a <i>Cheap Way<\/i> convenience store:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/19\/02\/p1570297.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/19\/02\/p1570297_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1570297_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1570297_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/19\/02\/p1570298.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/19\/02\/p1570298_tn.jpg\" title=\"p1570298_tn.jpg\" alt=\"p1570298_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/5200+Two+Notch+Rd,+Columbia,+SC+29204\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/pix\/misc\/world_map_icon.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is one of the last old-time \"service stations\" around town. Looking inside is like visiting another age. The \"Maps Here\" sign is particularly evocative -- there was a time you got your branded highway maps at a service station. I still have a cubby full of old \"Gulf\" maps, some predating the completion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1707],"tags":[2191,13,104,267,4,54],"class_list":["post-12582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-closing","tag-5200-two-notch-road","tag-business","tag-cars","tag-gas","tag-stores","tag-two-notch-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}