Re: [CBQ] Pepperidge Farm in Downers Grove

["Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

April 10, 2018

Norm - BULKO Oil, now that brings back some memories. Living in nearby Downers Grove, my Dad bought all the gas for his CB&Q company ford sedan and our personal Ford sedan at BULKO.  I vaguely recall that regular gas was something like $0.50 a gallon (probably less in the early-to-mid-1960s).  Since both my Dad and Mom were heavy smokers, they bought their cigarettes by the carton there (a couple of dollars per carton). I remember the elevated gasoline storage tanks there with BULKO painted on them.  Don't remember any rail spur so they probably got their gas by tanker truck. A long time ago..... Thanks - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL  

In a message dated 4/10/2018 5:04:59 PM Central Standard Time, norm1garand=yahoo.com@groups.io writes:

Since we’re on the subject of Pepperidge Farm here...can anyone give me any information on the BULKO Oil facility just to the east of Pepperidge Farm. Did the ‘Q’ switch the plant? When did the operation cease? It’s a vacant lot now, with the office on Williams Street a landscaping operation. Anyone have any pictures of the plant?

Thanks,

Norm Fenske

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On Tue, 4/10/18, Kirby Lambert <kirby@prospectortech.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: [CBQ] Pepperidge Farm in Downers Grove
To: CBQ@groups.io
Cc: "Kirby Lambert" <kirby@prospectortech.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 4:48 AM

The Oct
2007 image shows it even better.

Kirby
Lambert



On Apr 10, 2018, at 4:41 AM,
Kirby Lambert wrote:
If you look
at the March 2002 image on Google Earth you can see a ghost
path that might have been the warehouse siding. It is
overlaid by the current siding and what appears to be a
building add-on.

Kirby
Lambert



On Apr 10, 2018, at 1:31 AM, Bob
Campbell via Groups.Io wrote:


Mike
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When
Pepperidge had the warehouse track removed, they extended
the flour track further west for additional unloading space.
 This is why it doesn't look obvious, now, how the
warehouse track switch on main 3 fit in.


Bob

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