A pagoda gas station, formerly Firesteel Station in the 1930s, has been moved from its original location on Whiskey Road east of Wessington Springs to Main Street in Woonsocket and back to Springs over the past 90 years. It is shown above, photographed on Tuesday this week, at its current location on a residential lot in Wessington Springs.
Wessington Springs man Fred Knight holds photos of the pagoda gas station, just two pieces among stacks of research he’s conducted on the building’s history over the years.
The building during the 1950s when it was located on Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket, SD.
From 1927 to 1934, pagoda-style Firesteel Station was perched proudly along the old Highway 34 and 281 junction in Jerauld County — now known as Whiskey Road — serving customers Globe Products and Veedol Motor Oil along with an array of refreshments.
For the past 90 years, the uniquely-designed building with Jerauld County origins moved from Whiskey Road to Woonsocket and back to ...
