Last updated: October 5, 2026
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Case Study: Dales’s Sinclair Service Station, Logan, Utah
Roadside gas stations from the golden age of the automobile in the 1940s-60s were once ubiquitous. While many have since been demolished or greatly altered, Dale’s Sinclair Service Station in Logan, Utah, has been rehabilitated for use as a retail shop using the Federal historic tax credits.
Built in 1955 using one of Sinclair Refining Company’s standardized service station plans, this Late Streamline Moderne gas station has a smooth stucco exterior, two service bays, and a distinctive octagonal, all-glass storefront that wraps around the front corner of the building. The stucco was repaired, the original “Sinclair-brand” white-and-dark-green color scheme was restored, and new overhead rolling doors matching the originals were installed.
The owner even located and incorporated several missing period features, including two Sinclair gas pumps and light poles installed on a new pump island, a Sinclair pole sign, and even an original Sinclair fiberglass dinosaur. Along with the restored Sinclair neon billboard sign on the roof, these features all add to the station’s historic character and evoke 1950s America and its love of the open road and the automobile.
Dale’s Sinclair Service Station is an excellent example of a small historic tax credit project that has had an outsized impact on the local community and contributes to the revitalization of downtown Logan.