Kissimnee in Kissimmee in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Standard Oil Filling Station

Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 17, 2024

1. Standard Oil Filling Station Marker

Inscription. A state of the art facility when it was built in 1926, this filling station was part of the 1920's automobile boom that opened the area to its first real influx of new residents and tourists. With masonry vernacular construction, it is an excellent example of Florida's early architecture influenced by the Spanish.

Brothers Al and Ben Key purchased the Standard Oil station in 1967, and for decades it served as a gathering place for Kissimmee's men - a place for Monday morning quarterbacking, heated political debates, and friendly ribbing between college rivals.

In 1998, the city purchased the station with plans for demolition to make way for a wider road. As the project moved forward the demolition was not necessary.

Thanks to efforts by the Community Redevelopment Agency, a Kissimmee landmark and long time gathering place has been beautifully restored and now serves the community as The Key's Welcome Station.

Erected by Kissimmee Main Street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 28° 17.737′ N, 81° 24.256′ W. Marker is in Kissimmee, Florida, in Osceola County. It is in Kissimnee. It is at the intersection of Broadway and West Neptune

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Road, on the right when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 Broadway, Kissimmee FL 34741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wesley Memorial Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Endurance Run (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reflections (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tree Firemark (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monument of The States (approx. ¼ mile away); D. L. (Roy) and Bess Autrey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry Tolle and Ruby Fletcher Simmons (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Thomas and Eva Leora Pfann Singeltary (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kissimmee.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, August 2022

2. Standard Oil Filling Station Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, February 2022

3. Standard Oil Filling Station Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy

4. Standard Oil Filling Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.