Whitehill-Gleason Motors

Whitehill-Gleason Motors at 5815 Baum Boulevard in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in the 1920s on the site of the first drive-in filling station in the United States (1913).^[3][4]

Whitehill-Gleason Motors
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Historical Marker signification
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Location	5815 Baum Boulevard (East Liberty), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°27′35″N 79°55′49″W
Built	circa 1920s on the site of the first Drive-In Filling Station (1913)
Architect	Maximilian Nirdlinger
Architectural style	Early Commercial, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	99000878[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 22, 1999[1]
Designated PAHMDB	July 11, 2000[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1999,^[1] and was granted a Pennsylvania Historical Marker on July 11, 2000.^[5]

History

In December 1913, the Gulf Refining Company opened its first drive-in facility, where motorists could purchase gasoline and oil and lubricant maintenance services for their automobiles, as well as road maps. Located on Pittsburgh's Baum Boulevard in the same neighborhood where multiple automobile dealerships were located, the station also offered free air and water and became so successful that additional drive-in filling stations were opened by Gulf and other gasoline retail companies nationwide.^[6]