Esso Happy Motoring Map, 1950

Esso Happy Motoring Map, 1950

This vintage Esso service station map from 1950 strategically excluded the railroad—"the arch-enemy of gas companies." However, an anchor symbol beneath "Croton-on-Hudson" indicated seaplane service back to New York City, and a small airplane landing strip existed near the New Croton Dam via Route 129.

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