What does Amoco stand for?
Correct answer: American Oil Company
SAcookiee65
this is great to see. I am a native of Northwest Indiana. The Amoco plant what is about 40 minutes from me. Several people I went to high school with still work there under the BP contract now
TheColonel4669
same idea with Chevron. they used to be labelled Standard Stations or Chevron Dealers. I think the Standard ones were company-owned, with the Chevron Franchiseed. now they are all branded as Chevron. (but kept a few Standard signs to keep the trademark!)
Player Raving Lu
MastrBlastr55, At least here in Las Vegas Nevada The Sinclair dinosaur is making a comeback.
martiniduck
johnnyzoom7, that was the base of a torch. the flame was above it.
Peg
ToniO98923, my father worked at that Standard Oil/Amoco refinery for 3 decades. Crazy stuff in this game!
Player Raving Lu
MastrBlastr55, The Sinclair dinosaur is making a comeback. I've been seeing it again on the signs of Sinclair gas stations for approximately the last six years.
E
ExxonMobil stations were Esso stations previously. The name comes from S.O. which is Standard Oil
Grey Panther
I’ve have seen this sign many times, never knew was the biggest in the world!!!
Right ✅️ US
I liked TEXACO, my uncle was an owner; "You can trust your car to the man that wears the Star; The big red Texaco Star"
Lue
wow I'll have more appreciation next time I'm driving home as I see it regularly here in the Lou!! learned something AGAIN! on QL
Player #38618593
Wasn't Standard Oil "ESSO" (S. O.) at some point?
dwlive
I went to grade school in Whiting.
Anastasia
Player Raving Lu, I've not seen a Sinclair gas station in decades.
Anastasia
Player Raving Lu, that's good to know. I grew up with the Sinclair dinosaur. One year they were giving dinosaur shaped soap as a promotion. It sat on top of my dresser for about 2 years when it crumbled away.😪
Player Raving Lu
dumdum, It was originally Amoco and American ownef than BP purchased Amoco now it's British owned.
Uninitialized
repeat repeat
Guy-z #9967681
dumdum, Middle East
Ivanka
This is good to know
onetime2484
it's true I'm from the Lou. hidden secrets still live.
RappingRaven6959
dumdum, Good question, I too would like to know.
EcoGal
SAcookiee65, I grew up in Hammond and recall that the Whiting refinery had a fire in the 1950s. Huge billows of black smoke could be seen for miles.
Dawn5272027
I live in St. Louis, that sign is a site to see!
jen
got it
ToniO98923
SAcookiee65, I'm from Northwest Indiana.
WaldoLydeker
That's why I love this game.