When gas was cheap ....

While in Calgary, I went for a walk in time in this very cool car museum! (As you may recall, I have been thinking about what it would have been like to do a road trip back in the 50's, or 40's, or 30's.)

 

I think to myself, wouldn't it be great to pull up to pumps like these! I wonder, how much for a fill-up back then?

I just think that it might be a little easier to have to pay the price of today's fill-up if we could still be gassing up from these bright, shiny pumps. These were the days where there were gas station attendants. No self-serve.

I also would have liked the drive-in movie theatres.  A  big old car, a pair of loudspeakers, and the privacy of one's vehicle. Out, but in.  Very nice!  Someone should set up a giant theme park, where you could have all of these experiences: a road trip, gas-up service, a motel with outside pool, and a drive-in movie, all with a 50's theme.  Guess this is as close to the real thing as I'm ever going to get!