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A closeup of the Conoco Station on Hwy 6 with two gas pumps and garage.
"Gas stations were full-service in those days, with uniformed attendants who offered to check oil, wash windshields, and pump gas. This Conoco station was location on Highway 6." -- Kathy Heicher, Early Eagle, p.110
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The Nogal-Ping Hotel at the corner of Capitol Street and Highway 6, showing the cabins added by the Pings.
"Otis and Minnie Ping bought the Nogal Hotel in 1923. The Pings expanded the commercial operation by adding two wings out back and several detached motel units. Minnie Ping was an ambitious businesswoman, and Otis was the handyman who did the work. The Pings eventually installed a gas station, featuring a glass-bubble pump. Their son Leonard...
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Conoco fuel truck parked in front of the gas pump at Mickey Walsh's gas station, Red Cliff, Colorado. Gas pump stands in front of fuel truck. Two men are leaning against the truck. Signs on the building visible: Quaker State Motor Oil, Chrysler Motor Cars, AAA.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
12. Nogal-Ping Hotel
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The Nogal-Ping Hotel at the corner of Capitol Street and Highway 6. A sign for a Conoco gas station is visible to the left of the hotel.
"Otis and Minnie Ping bought the Nogal Hotel in 1923. The Pings expanded the commercial operation by adding two wings out back and several detached motel units. Minnie Ping was an ambitious businesswoman, and Otis was the handyman who did the work. The Pings eventually installed a gas station, featuring a glass-bubble...