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Hotchkiss, Colorado: Restored Texaco Station

The 1940s vintage station, restored by Mike Arbaney, has LED strip lighting along the parapet to imitate its original neon.

Address:
297 W. Bridge St., Hotchkiss, CO
Directions:
West end of downtown, on the south side of CO-92/W. Bridge St., at the corner of Cedar Drive.
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Restored Texaco Station.

Restored Texaco Station

Award-winning restoration completed in 2024 has period-correct items inside and old Fords parked out front.

[Curtis Anselmo, 09/06/2025]

Restored by Mike Arbaney, the 1940s station even has LED strip lighting along to parapet to imitate its original neon. The old Fords are Mike's; he parks them next to the pumps so that people won't pull in expecting to gas up.


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