UPDATE: This BP was completely demolished last fall. In it's place they are building a Mattress Warehouse, scheduled to open by this summer. 3-5 years ago, that intersection & the surrounding area had numerous abandoned places.
@@Sketchy_Cart6 All the abandoned places in this area are gone: This BP, that Exxon, the IONICS plant behind it, the BK, the Kings, Star City, Knight's Inn, 84 Lumber, Texaco are now all gone & replaced with new businesses
Right I noticed that too I worked there twice and I'm in bridgevile weekly I remember when that med express was a bp but yeah that mcd is all new mcdonald's is like king jingalings castle from banjo tooie when she zombifies it
I was working at a store when I was a kid and one day the store owner had an "all hands" meeting and said, "Guy's we are closed. I have your final checks here." and that was it.
As of August 2018, there are currently twenty new Amoco locations in the states of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, and Illinois, with more locations opening soon in more states. ~ Wikipedia
Wow, a security camera inside the car wash. Is that so the people who forget to close their windows before the water turns on is soaked and the staff can laugh at them? XD
UPDATE: The BP in this video has been torn down completely as of 9-12-18. I was out there today and at the McDonald's looked over and Kablammy! It's gone. A truly sad moment WallieB26. No other signs of what is to be.
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Just checked Google Earth and the street view was updated in August of this year showing nothing but piles of broken up concrete where the building once stood
the BP is now gone -- replaced by a Mattress Factory. Most of the abandoned businesses at that end of Bridgeville/SF have been either torn down & repurposed -- but at one point, the general area boasted an abandoned plant, the abandoned BP, an abandoned Burger King, an abandoned Texaco, an abandoned church, & an abandoned Knight's Inn...The abandoned Kings across the street remains abandoned, & an an abandoned dry cleaners has been added. That McDonald's directly across from the BP has been remodeled.
Some states/municipalities require gas station companies to replace the underground tanks depending on their age. The cost of digging up the old ones and remediation of any leaks or spills and placing new tanks, is prohibitive. Easier to cash out, hide the money, declare bankruptcy, then start a new company and build a new station somewhere else.
Great video! I loved how you apologized about the sun and glare but it didnt even affect the video negatively lol, you did a great job showing the inside without being in there. :-)
There was an Exxon gas station right across from this BP that closed down in 2013, and they demolished it in 2015. They started building a Starbucks and a Chiplote in 2015 replacing the Exxon gas station. It was finished in one or two months in 2015 after they started building it The BP sign still remains behind the Mattress Warehouse today, but except they only took out the picture.
Another fuel brand that used to be widespread is ARCO. They were all over the northeast when I was a kid, but they all became something else, or just closed up shop, 30-35 years ago. I thought that they went of business, but every time I would see a Dodgers' game on TV, there would be ARCO advertising all over the place, indicating the brand at least still existed in SoCal.
BP bought out Amoco when they came to the USA sometime in the 90s. They started the changeover by saying they were "BP featuring Amoco gasoline." For a period of time that stood until all references to Amoco were removed. Right after the Deepwater Horizon accident BP dropped servicing some Southern locations and sold them to either Marathon or Valero (I live in Mississippi and had a no-longer usable BP credit account). The only BP I have seen since the changeover is a truck stop in East Mississippi near the Alabama state line (where BP still has some stores).
Ok, forgive me for sounding a bit dumb, but, has there been no rain or wind or any other condition that would cause a newspaper thats been sat there for apparently over 2 years to disintegrate or disappear? Would it honestly still be in that condition out in the open and all the elements?
I'm sorry, what has a fire extinguisher got to do with my original question? I'm asking about the deterioration of a 2 year old newspaper due to weather conditions...
theroosterbooster1 Thinking maybe the papers were in some kind of plastic free newspaper box. Possible the metal pay per paper style. Could have been picked up or stolen just before this video was made. So papers could have only been exposed to weather for a few days... just a theory. I had the same thought as you thought. 2 year old paper out in snow/rain/sun
oh man yep your as dumb as shit...newpaper can be buried they did a recent drill test in a rubbish dump and drilling down about 20 meters they pulled out a newpaper dating back 60 years and still intact and readable...newpaper will last a lifetime
the reason why the amoco name was on or is on the bp pumps is cause amaco merged with bp and that happened in 1998. In May 2008, United States BP stations mostly discontinued use of the "Amoco Fuels" logo as BP introduced its new brand of fuel, "BP Gasoline with Invigorate". BP still uses the Silver and Ultimate brands for its midgrade and premium gasolines.
Cool seeing this area. I 've lived in Ca. for most of my life but was raised In Canonsburg, Pa. Used to go to Bridgeville a lot. Been watching and enjoying your videos
I’m surprised that place was still in that good of shape during the filming. Normally these kinds of notices are an invitation for today’s society to loot and vandalize.
When you get off the exit in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, you can see an abandoned vintage BP. There are weeds growing in the building. It’s been abandoned for a long time. Luckily, there’s an Ideal Market/ Marathon with a Subway restaurant on the other side of the parkway.
BP and Amoco merged in 1998, then started phasing out the Amoco name (except for their Premium fuel to keep the Amoco trademark in use) to just only BP in the US. In 2017, BP brought back the Amoco name as a sibling brand (think Exxon and Mobil or Marathon and Arco) to increase franchise opportunities.
Wallie B: Update for you -- Bridgeville is starting to become "Abandonedville" once again! Not only did the Taco Bell & the K-Mart recently close, but within the last month or so Pizza Hut closed, Peace Love & Little Donuts closed, The Bridge Gastropub/Rumfish Grille closed, & the Sonic is "temporarily" closed due to a kitchen fire!!!!
@@Tarantulisimo i iknow i did about every abandoned or former place in Washington on my channel except for the Curtis pharmacy less then a mile from my house former Food land On Jefferson i think , The Abandoned Elpaso less then a mile from where i did the former Pizza hut on chestnut st.. The abandoned Bonton at Washington Crown center mall also On Chestnut, The Rural King Former Gandemountain/Ames/Hills can't Believe it was 3 company's that went out, The abandoned place next to the Abandoned Donut Connection i did, The Popeye's Former Long john silvers/A&w next to the Jcpenney i did, The abandoned Long John Silver's on Chestnut St., The Abandoned USA Steak Buffet former Bonanza Steak House, Think its about it because i did the abandoned Macy's, Jcpenney, Toy's r us, Donut Connection, Sears, and alot of other places i forgot i have the harbor Freight former Value city to do literary Right next to The Toys r us and Jcpenney i did and the popeyes i will do, also there's a Wines and spirits i have to do across from those places that used to be a pizza restraunt.
I kid you not...when you said "picked up and left" that reminded me that in Virginia, I was in the install and service of restaurant equipment, and no joke, one time a restaurant was in complete operation, and we went there THE NEXT DAY, to remove equipment, and it was ALL GONE..every last scrap of paper, everything gone...just an empty building..furniture and all...gone, nothing left.
I waited tables for a place that turned out to be a scam, Kenny. (Howdy from NC by the way) They got people to finance them, opened a place, then after about 3 months they brought in a team and removed every stove, chair, and plate in one night. When I showed up I had no job and I hated that because it was a good one. I did learn one thing: saganaki is an *AMAZING,* delicious dish. I got to prepare it tableside there. We heard the Greek owners took all the proceeds and retired to Crete!
Unreal...I use to have a hard time getting money from restaurant owners..(howdy from Long Island NY..where I live now). I went to many a place in D.C. and Inner harbor MD..and could not get paid...we would have to load the equipment back on the truck and take it 3 hours back to the shop in Waynesboro Virginia...Total BS..and all of them were foreign people..Im not saying anything about them...but they dont like to pay
there was a BP station in my town for quite a few years, it was owned by some Indian and it rarely ever got any business. It was finally shut down about 3 years ago, changed into something else for a little over a year and was finally torn down and made into a Casey's General Store sometime last year.
Update: there is 1 near the state capital in Charleston WV, it used to be a place to get Pennzoil gas until they were out of business and they took over until they were temporarily shut down for serious reasons for 2-3 weeks then reopened afterward, this time with the police department making sure that they don't make a mistake
We had BP ( British Petroleum ) up here in Canada up to about 1980 when all stations were assumed by Petro Canada . They also assumed all Gulf stations too. The one in my hometown ( Port Credit ) was a PC and then a Pizza Pizza was built on its site with other shops . That one in Bridgeville looked like an idea location ! Our BP logo was the older style . BTW a friend of mine pumped gas at ours up here in 1975 -76 and they gave him a BP winter jacket with logos . I wonder if he still has it ?
Being from that area (went to South Fayette grades 1 thru 7.5 finished at Upper St Clair graduated 1969) Went by that area every day for 7 1/2 years. Have not been back for quite some time, Things sure have changed. Burgunder Dodge Dealership used to be on that corner.
Standard Oil Company became Amoco. Originally founded in Indiana in 1889. Later Amoco also absorbed American Oil Company. In 1998 Amoco merged with British Petroleum becoming BP Amoco. Most stations were rebranded as BP's selling Amoco gas. So not sure i any real Amoco stations left but BP is Amoco in all regards.
Amoco was bought by British Petroleum in the 2000s, IIRC. Then they did away with their Amoco branding and switched them all to BP stations, but with the Amoco fuel branding. However, a brand-new fully Amoco-branded station just opened near me in early 2020, which was refreshing to see, so perhaps they're restarting the brand?
those newspapers would not have survived 2 snowy Pennsylvania winters and still be intact like that. they probably blew in from someones nearby open garagedoor. Awesome video though. I love abandoned properties
How have 2 newspapers from 2015 not blown away or disintegrated over 2 years and just stayed in the spot where they were supposedly dropped in near perfect condition?
i think this one used to be a shield bp by the canopy design with the curved front and flat sides, as well as the green stripes being painted on instead of green metal protruding from the canopy edit: it also used to have a regular bp shop which closed leaving only the pumps open. then fill n full moved in
Awesome -- This is my hood! Bridgeville borough & South Fayette Township adjoin each other & share a common zip code (15017). Unfortunately, this BP gas station/Fill n' Full/car wash has now been put out of its misery & torn down. Eventually that whole I-79 interchange & Route 50 intersection are going to be redesigned & widened. You should've come to that area about 2 years ago -- there was an abandoned Exxon across the street (where that Chipoltle is now), along with an abandoned metal plant called Ionics (which was behind that McDonald's), & an abandoned Burger King (which was where the Med Express is now, seen briefly in the distance at 10:52 when you are exploring the car wash). Then, on the other side of I-79, north of the BP, there was an abandoned Knight's Inn, an abandoned Texaco station, & an abandoned Star City movie theater, which have all now been torn down as well....The whole area full of abandoned businesses, but they are now tearing them all down for retail & commercial redevelopment.
There is an abandoned Sonic restaurant in Henderson if you wanted to see it. It's been taken by another business but the Sonic sign is still on both sides.
I think it might've started out as British Petroleum during their final era under the BP shield logo (which was used by BP from 1989 to 2002) in the 1990s. Looks like one it was one of their original BP Express stores...
There's different gas station brands all over the country. They even differ within the state. For years, we couldn't get Valero in Southern California, it was only a Northern California brand. We're starting to see Sinclair, and that's not a brand that was native to CA. BP even said they'd eventually pull the AM/PM brands out of CA, but that hasn't happened yet. We don't, however, have BP stations themselves even though we do have BP refineries. Florida has Wawa, and the east coast has brands that we don't have on the west coast.
Hey there. Be glad you looked at this when you did. I live in Bridgeville. This BP, store, pumps, car wash... all of it, got leveled a couple of weeks ago. It's just a bare open lot now. Though the BP sign near I-79 still exists, the building is gone.
This abandoned station would never stay in this condition for even a MONTH in my city. In about four weeks: the pumps will have their nozzles ripped out the squeegee buckets will be smashed ANYTHING outside will be demolished with a car or hammer including ice chests, ATMs and vending machines There is absolutely NO way that glass front door will be intact. It will be smashed in and anything that can be moved will be stolen It also will be graffitied to H E L L within five days and will stink badly enough to make your eyes water (partly because of the brutal summer heat) I'm shocked that this is in such great condition.
If Amaco went out of business, then they most likely closed all of their stores. If this location was a franchise location, then sadly, the franchisee lost his/her investment. No telling what liens and government notices were posted. Do not know how or who government agency takes over the property to redevelop it.
I honestly don't understand the coffee makers and seed spreaders still being there. Where I live I think somebody would've probably even cut the gas pump hoses off.
Here in Somerset Ky all the BP’s have been turned into Marathons, and most of the Shell’s have been turned into Valero’s. We used to have our own chain of old school full service stations called Somerset Oil but they all closed in the mid 00’s. South of us in Whitley City there was a station called “M3” which had a Burger King and a AT&T dealer all under the same roof, it closed somewhere 06-08 and so did the Burger King and AT&T, and its 2018 and the building still stands, still has everything inside, there is still drinks in the coolers.
That's hilarious that Shell stations turn in Valero stations. In northern Texas, it's Exxon, Texaco and Shell country. Valero can barely stay alive. Near my neighborhood, I can find multiple Exxon, Texaco or Shell stations but there's just one Valero for 8 city blocks! And 7-Eleven is really digging its heels in by building another gas station less than two blocks away.
largol33t1 I live in northern Texas as well. There are five Valero's in my hometown, *four* of them on the Texas side of the border. It isn't that Valero is *absent* up here; there are just far fewer of them until you go further south, like Tyler (30) or Houston (a few hundred? I dunno, I'm not about to count them all!)
We actually have two 76 gas stations that I know of here in south-central New Jersey, one in Jackson and the other in the neighboring town of Lakewood. They were no-name places originally, but they changed hands sometime around the Hess-Speedway buyout. I went there once when I really needed it. If I wanted to pay PA prices because I don't have cash then I'd move back to PA, lol.
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dude, what you should have done [according to a friend of mine...NOT ME!] is come at night to the station, break in the back door and take all that good stuff. ITS THERE WAITING FOR YOU and they are going to throw it away anyway. You could also gain access by THE ROOF. A lot easier at nighttime. What you do, is to wear a suit and tie, that way if police come by, you can FAKE IT and say you are an owner or OFFICIAL SALVAGER.
UPDATE: This BP was completely demolished last fall. In it's place they are building a Mattress Warehouse, scheduled to open by this summer. 3-5 years ago, that intersection & the surrounding area had numerous abandoned places.
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There was an Exxon gas station right across from this BP. It closed down in 2013, and it got demolished. It became a Starbucks and a Chiplote.
@@Sketchy_Cart6 All the abandoned places in this area are gone: This BP, that Exxon, the IONICS plant behind it, the BK, the Kings, Star City, Knight's Inn, 84 Lumber, Texaco are now all gone & replaced with new businesses
The McDonald’s exterior style in the background though... definitely nostalgic
Right I noticed that too I worked there twice and I'm in bridgevile weekly I remember when that med express was a bp but yeah that mcd is all new mcdonald's is like king jingalings castle from banjo tooie when she zombifies it
There are loads of open BP's where I live Milton Keynes England and I've never seen an abandoned BP in person.
Yes there are loads I live there as well
@@TJC01 I lived there until 2 July 2020 when I moved
I was working at a store when I was a kid and one day the store owner had an "all hands" meeting and said, "Guy's we are closed. I have your final checks here." and that was it.
That sucks
It's amazing that 2 years after closing, that the windows were intact and the place had not been sacked by scrappers
Im surprised any of that stuff is still there. If that had been here in Texas, that whole property would have been stripped of anything valuable.
Because Texas is full of losers
As of August 2018, there are currently twenty new Amoco locations in the states of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, and Illinois, with more locations opening soon in more states. ~ Wikipedia
Wow, a security camera inside the car wash. Is that so the people who forget to close their windows before the water turns on is soaked and the staff can laugh at them? XD
Viper Jay 5 damage purposes then you can lie and say car wash damaged your car
UPDATE: The BP in this video has been torn down completely as of 9-12-18. I was out there today and at the McDonald's
looked over and Kablammy! It's gone. A truly sad moment WallieB26. No other signs of what is to be.
Rest In Peace
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wow that sucks dude it would have been a sweet place to goto but i think they tore it down because of this guys video
is the highway sign up or was it torn down too
Just checked Google Earth and the street view was updated in August of this year showing nothing but piles of broken up concrete where the building once stood
There is an abandoned BP near me and the sign facing the interstate says "Now Open."
JoshCraver9000 woe
Yes, it is now open for abandonment.
A closed restaurant that sits in a parking lot says "now open" on the back 😂
the BP is now gone -- replaced by a Mattress Factory. Most of the abandoned businesses at that end of Bridgeville/SF have been either torn down & repurposed -- but at one point, the general area boasted an abandoned plant, the abandoned BP, an abandoned Burger King, an abandoned Texaco, an abandoned church, & an abandoned Knight's Inn...The abandoned Kings across the street remains abandoned, & an an abandoned dry cleaners has been added. That McDonald's directly across from the BP has been remodeled.
Some states/municipalities require gas station companies to replace the underground tanks depending on their age. The cost of digging up the old ones and remediation of any leaks or spills and placing new tanks, is prohibitive. Easier to cash out, hide the money, declare bankruptcy, then start a new company and build a new station somewhere else.
As a UST regulator in my state, I see this kind of situation all the time.
Our family owned a gas station down south and that’s what did it in.
Great video! I loved how you apologized about the sun and glare but it didnt even affect the video negatively lol, you did a great job showing the inside without being in there. :-)
There was an Exxon gas station right across from this BP that closed down in 2013, and they demolished it in 2015. They started building a Starbucks and a Chiplote in 2015 replacing the Exxon gas station. It was finished in one or two months in 2015 after they started building it The BP sign still remains behind the Mattress Warehouse today, but except they only took out the picture.
Another fuel brand that used to be widespread is ARCO. They were all over the northeast when I was a kid, but they all became something else, or just closed up shop, 30-35 years ago. I thought that they went of business, but every time I would see a Dodgers' game on TV, there would be ARCO advertising all over the place, indicating the brand at least still existed in SoCal.
ARCO became the "new" Atlantic in 1986. Sunoco acquired the brand two years later. Atlantic disappeared as of 1995. IIRC.
BP bought out Amoco when they came to the USA sometime in the 90s. They started the changeover by saying they were "BP featuring Amoco gasoline." For a period of time that stood until all references to Amoco were removed. Right after the Deepwater Horizon accident BP dropped servicing some Southern locations and sold them to either Marathon or Valero (I live in Mississippi and had a no-longer usable BP credit account). The only BP I have seen since the changeover is a truck stop in East Mississippi near the Alabama state line (where BP still has some stores).
Ok, forgive me for sounding a bit dumb, but, has there been no rain or wind or any other condition that would cause a newspaper thats been sat there for apparently over 2 years to disintegrate or disappear? Would it honestly still be in that condition out in the open and all the elements?
theroosterbooster1 the fire extinguisher said Dec. 2014 which means it would be inspected again in Dec. Of 2015.so the paper is accurate.
I'm sorry, what has a fire extinguisher got to do with my original question? I'm asking about the deterioration of a 2 year old newspaper due to weather conditions...
theroosterbooster1 Thinking maybe the papers were in some kind of plastic free newspaper box. Possible the metal pay per paper style. Could have been picked up or stolen just before this video was made. So papers could have only been exposed to weather for a few days... just a theory. I had the same thought as you thought. 2 year old paper out in snow/rain/sun
oh man yep your as dumb as shit...newpaper can be buried they did a recent drill test in a rubbish dump and drilling down about 20 meters they pulled out a newpaper dating back 60 years and still intact and readable...newpaper will last a lifetime
No way that newspaper ink didn’t fade with the rain and snow. He definitely planted those there
2017: still there
2020: *DEMOLISHED*
the reason why the amoco name was on or is on the bp pumps is cause amaco merged with bp and that happened in 1998. In May 2008, United States BP stations mostly discontinued use of the "Amoco Fuels" logo as BP introduced its new brand of fuel, "BP Gasoline with Invigorate". BP still uses the Silver and Ultimate brands for its midgrade and premium gasolines.
rmx77 it's not there own brand of fuel, it depends on which distributed it connects with thought which state
Been watching a lot of your videos, and really Like the style you have with these explores
Cool seeing this area. I 've lived in Ca. for most of my life but was raised In Canonsburg, Pa. Used to go to Bridgeville a lot. Been watching and enjoying your videos
I’m surprised that place was still in that good of shape during the filming. Normally these kinds of notices are an invitation for today’s society to loot and vandalize.
So weird seeing a anbandoned servo(Aussie slang) here in Sydney real estate like this is snapped up so fast you dont even see it. Cool vid though
A lot of times it is here too, sometimes places just aren't that desirable though (like this one) :-)
When you get off the exit in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, you can see an abandoned vintage BP. There are weeds growing in the building. It’s been abandoned for a long time. Luckily, there’s an Ideal Market/ Marathon with a Subway restaurant on the other side of the parkway.
BP and Amoco merged in 1998, then started phasing out the Amoco name (except for their Premium fuel to keep the Amoco trademark in use) to just only BP in the US.
In 2017, BP brought back the Amoco name as a sibling brand (think Exxon and Mobil or Marathon and Arco) to increase franchise opportunities.
Wallie B: Update for you -- Bridgeville is starting to become "Abandonedville" once again! Not only did the Taco Bell & the K-Mart recently close, but within the last month or so Pizza Hut closed, Peace Love & Little Donuts closed, The Bridge Gastropub/Rumfish Grille closed, & the Sonic is "temporarily" closed due to a kitchen fire!!!!
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@@adamsATSfan415 great place to live -- new closings weekly
@@Tarantulisimo i know i only live less then 20 mins from there in Washington Pa
@@Tarantulisimo i iknow i did about every abandoned or former place in Washington on my channel except for the Curtis pharmacy less then a mile from my house former Food land On Jefferson i think , The Abandoned Elpaso less then a mile from where i did the former Pizza hut on chestnut st.. The abandoned Bonton at Washington Crown center mall also On Chestnut, The Rural King Former Gandemountain/Ames/Hills can't Believe it was 3 company's that went out, The abandoned place next to the Abandoned Donut Connection i did, The Popeye's Former Long john silvers/A&w next to the Jcpenney i did, The abandoned Long John Silver's on Chestnut St., The Abandoned USA Steak Buffet former Bonanza Steak House, Think its about it because i did the abandoned Macy's, Jcpenney, Toy's r us, Donut Connection, Sears, and alot of other places i forgot i have the harbor Freight former Value city to do literary Right next to The Toys r us and Jcpenney i did and the popeyes i will do, also there's a Wines and spirits i have to do across from those places that used to be a pizza restraunt.
I kid you not...when you said "picked up and left" that reminded me that in Virginia, I was in the install and service of restaurant equipment, and no joke, one time a restaurant was in complete operation, and we went there THE NEXT DAY, to remove equipment, and it was ALL GONE..every last scrap of paper, everything gone...just an empty building..furniture and all...gone, nothing left.
I waited tables for a place that turned out to be a scam, Kenny. (Howdy from NC by the way)
They got people to finance them, opened a place, then after about 3 months they brought in a team and removed every stove, chair, and plate in one night.
When I showed up I had no job and I hated that because it was a good one.
I did learn one thing: saganaki is an *AMAZING,* delicious dish. I got to prepare it tableside there.
We heard the Greek owners took all the proceeds and retired to Crete!
Unreal...I use to have a hard time getting money from restaurant owners..(howdy from Long Island NY..where I live now). I went to many a place in D.C. and Inner harbor MD..and could not get paid...we would have to load the equipment back on the truck and take it 3 hours back to the shop in Waynesboro Virginia...Total BS..and all of them were foreign people..Im not saying anything about them...but they dont like to pay
there was a BP station in my town for quite a few years, it was owned by some Indian and it rarely ever got any business. It was finally shut down about 3 years ago, changed into something else for a little over a year and was finally torn down and made into a Casey's General Store sometime last year.
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Update: there is 1 near the state capital in Charleston WV, it used to be a place to get Pennzoil gas until they were out of business and they took over until they were temporarily shut down for serious reasons for 2-3 weeks then reopened afterward, this time with the police department making sure that they don't make a mistake
Wow, this is near Pittsburgh? No graffiti, no broken windows, and people have not taken everything not bolted down?
We had BP ( British Petroleum ) up here in Canada up to about 1980 when all stations were assumed by Petro Canada . They also assumed all Gulf stations too. The one in my hometown ( Port Credit ) was a PC and then a Pizza Pizza was built on its site with other shops . That one in Bridgeville looked like an idea location ! Our BP logo was the older style . BTW a friend of mine pumped gas at ours up here in 1975 -76 and they gave him a BP winter jacket with logos . I wonder if he still has it ?
Fucking Petro Canada they took down two amazing petrol stations
Being from that area (went to South Fayette grades 1 thru 7.5 finished at Upper St Clair graduated 1969) Went by that area every day for 7 1/2 years. Have not been back for quite some time, Things sure have changed. Burgunder Dodge Dealership used to be on that corner.
Just found your channel. It's awesome. Do you ever take anything from the buildings?
7:47 "air pump... MAYBE"? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it was definitely an air pump!
Standard Oil Company became Amoco. Originally founded in Indiana in 1889. Later Amoco also absorbed American Oil Company. In 1998 Amoco merged with British Petroleum becoming BP Amoco. Most stations were rebranded as BP's selling Amoco gas. So not sure i any real Amoco stations left but BP is Amoco in all regards.
There were some Amoco s in Jersey in 06, but now some amocos are coming back within 5 miles of BP
there is a abandoned get go and Carnegie PA West Main Street. it is just sitting there by Aldis.
Did they demolish that automatic car wash? Did they build a new business there?
"ok and here are some over grown weeds out front"... how dare you that's *Landscaping*!
I grew up near there, out in Hunting Ridge. I still remember that BP going up.
Amoco was bought by British Petroleum in the 2000s, IIRC. Then they did away with their Amoco branding and switched them all to BP stations, but with the Amoco fuel branding. However, a brand-new fully Amoco-branded station just opened near me in early 2020, which was refreshing to see, so perhaps they're restarting the brand?
those newspapers would not have survived 2 snowy Pennsylvania winters and still be intact like that. they probably blew in from someones nearby open garagedoor. Awesome video though. I love abandoned properties
How have 2 newspapers from 2015 not blown away or disintegrated over 2 years and just stayed in the spot where they were supposedly dropped in near perfect condition?
Why is there so many abandoned places in PA?
i think this one used to be a shield bp by the canopy design with the curved front and flat sides, as well as the green stripes being painted on instead of green metal protruding from the canopy
edit: it also used to have a regular bp shop which closed leaving only the pumps open. then fill n full moved in
Nice find, I have been waiting for a video like this for a while!
and this is about to have 500 comments soon Had to believe you are going to be 50.0K hopefully soon
Awesome -- This is my hood! Bridgeville borough & South Fayette Township adjoin each other & share a common zip code (15017). Unfortunately, this BP gas station/Fill n' Full/car wash has now been put out of its misery & torn down. Eventually that whole I-79 interchange & Route 50 intersection are going to be redesigned & widened.
You should've come to that area about 2 years ago -- there was an abandoned Exxon across the street (where that Chipoltle is now), along with an abandoned metal plant called Ionics (which was behind that McDonald's), & an abandoned Burger King (which was where the Med Express is now, seen briefly in the distance at 10:52 when you are exploring the car wash). Then, on the other side of I-79, north of the BP, there was an abandoned Knight's Inn, an abandoned Texaco station, & an abandoned Star City movie theater, which have all now been torn down as well....The whole area full of abandoned businesses, but they are now tearing them all down for retail & commercial redevelopment.
BP bought out Amoco and Exon bought out Mobile. Wander if there is still gas in the tanks?
Amoco is coming back we a couple of stations here in Jersey. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh Pa I remember Amoco to.
If you’re willing to drive a little ways, there’s an abandoned Golden Corral in Gallipolis, OH. They closed down for good in March due to COVID 19.
We actually have a Amoco being built here in Cedar Rapids, IA and when I want to Florida I saw one two. I thought they went out a business too.
There is an abandoned Sonic restaurant in Henderson if you wanted to see it. It's been taken by another business but the Sonic sign is still on both sides.
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In that dumpster area, here on long island someone would be living in that space, no joke..
Were you able to explore the movie theater down the street from there before it was torn down?
I think it might've started out as British Petroleum during their final era under the BP shield logo (which was used by BP from 1989 to 2002) in the 1990s. Looks like one it was one of their original BP Express stores...
My dad retired from Amoco, years ago. They were bought out/taken over by BP.
Amoco is still in business. There's an Amoco in Hartford, TN.
Fill N Full what a weird shop are they still operating or have they shut down completely
You are a good shooter. I really like the holds you put when you choose your frame. Kudos!
Wow that looks like such a busy spot! I wonder why nobody has done anything with it yet!
There's different gas station brands all over the country. They even differ within the state. For years, we couldn't get Valero in Southern California, it was only a Northern California brand. We're starting to see Sinclair, and that's not a brand that was native to CA. BP even said they'd eventually pull the AM/PM brands out of CA, but that hasn't happened yet. We don't, however, have BP stations themselves even though we do have BP refineries. Florida has Wawa, and the east coast has brands that we don't have on the west coast.
True. You won't be to buy Marathon or Speedway or Thornton gas west of the Mississippi River.
It’s kind of weird this is your most popular video!
I know, right?! Lol
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There was probably a Ryko system in the car wash bay, judging by the marks left behind from the tracks and treadle.
Hey wallieb there still a lot here in south carolina!
Been driving past that for years never knew it was abandoned
Hey there. Be glad you looked at this when you did. I live in Bridgeville. This BP, store, pumps, car wash... all of it, got leveled a couple of weeks ago. It's just a bare open lot now. Though the BP sign near I-79 still exists, the building is gone.
Most Popular video you have on your channel this is about 2 years old now i am re watching it and i hadn't Watched this in a couple of days.
This abandoned station would never stay in this condition for even a MONTH in my city. In about four weeks:
the pumps will have their nozzles ripped out
the squeegee buckets will be smashed
ANYTHING outside will be demolished with a car or hammer including ice chests, ATMs and vending machines
There is absolutely NO way that glass front door will be intact. It will be smashed in and anything that can be moved will be stolen
It also will be graffitied to H E L L within five days and will stink badly enough to make your eyes water (partly because of the brutal summer heat)
I'm shocked that this is in such great condition.
largol33t1. Same here in the UK. After 2 years....this place would have been emptied.
If Amaco went out of business, then they most likely closed all of their stores. If this location was a franchise location, then sadly, the franchisee lost his/her investment. No telling what liens and government notices were posted. Do not know how or who government agency takes over the property to redevelop it.
i think bps are still available in the us, it just turned into arcos since i think they’re both the same thing
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Damn I’d like to have that soda fountain machine. Lol.
I honestly don't understand the coffee makers and seed spreaders still being there.
Where I live I think somebody would've probably even cut the gas pump hoses off.
I would think if it was outside of PA (Dead Mall Country, along w/OH) it would've been far more vandalized than this... (better people suffered there)
Is there any hot n nows out there cuz there’s only one left in Sturgis, Michigan and I guess that’s the last one that is still open
BP and Amoco merged a number of years ago and became BP Amoco. A reason in part for BP buying Amoco was for the fuels.
I can't believe all that stuff was still in that car wash. Good find!
76 and California and BP gas stations are here in California but they're called Arco gas stations
It was like a wreck on the interstate. I just had to watch.
You talked about 76 gas stations they just opened one up here in Florida i think i saw another one with in 50 miles of each other that’s pretty cool
So basically most states,like the one live in in require businesses to remove signs when the buisness is vacant and it has to be emptied
There's still some Amoco stations in the Chicagoland area if my memory serves me
I'm from Southeastern Pennsylvania where is this at ?I never heard of Bridgeville
There's a city on the other side of your state named Pittsburgh. Maybe you've heard of it. Bridgeville is outside Pittsburgh.
According to street view, everything has been torn down and this lot is now a Mattress Warehouse
That's crazy I guarantee you there's still soda syrup inside of the Pepsi machine
Here in Somerset Ky all the BP’s have been turned into Marathons, and most of the Shell’s have been turned into Valero’s. We used to have our own chain of old school full service stations called Somerset Oil but they all closed in the mid 00’s. South of us in Whitley City there was a station called “M3” which had a Burger King and a AT&T dealer all under the same roof, it closed somewhere 06-08 and so did the Burger King and AT&T, and its 2018 and the building still stands, still has everything inside, there is still drinks in the coolers.
That's hilarious that Shell stations turn in Valero stations. In northern Texas, it's Exxon, Texaco and Shell country. Valero can barely stay alive. Near my neighborhood, I can find multiple Exxon, Texaco or Shell stations but there's just one Valero for 8 city blocks! And 7-Eleven is really digging its heels in by building another gas station less than two blocks away.
largol33t1 I live in northern Texas as well. There are five Valero's in my hometown, *four* of them on the Texas side of the border. It isn't that Valero is *absent* up here; there are just far fewer of them until you go further south, like Tyler (30) or Houston (a few hundred? I dunno, I'm not about to count them all!)
The dispensing fountains are still in the Pepsi machine too. Bet they’re gross.
Abandoned places always seem to have a bottle of bleach out. Like they considered cleaning but then said screw it.
So if the Sheriff is or was cruising around with rolls of duct tape in his police car, what else was he using it for?
I owned the standard oil station in Claflin, Ks. with my dad a while ago. Good times.
We actually have two 76 gas stations that I know of here in south-central New Jersey, one in Jackson and the other in the neighboring town of Lakewood. They were no-name places originally, but they changed hands sometime around the Hess-Speedway buyout. I went there once when I really needed it. If I wanted to pay PA prices because I don't have cash then I'd move back to PA, lol.
dude, what you should have done [according to a friend of mine...NOT ME!] is come at night to the station, break in the back door and take all that good stuff. ITS THERE WAITING FOR
YOU and they are going to throw it away anyway. You could also gain access by THE ROOF. A lot easier at nighttime. What you do, is to wear a suit and tie, that way if police come by, you
can FAKE IT and say you are an owner or OFFICIAL SALVAGER.
Hey! Nice piercings! It was fun to watch you urban exploring, wish I had the balls to do as such. Thanks for the adventure!
93 octane fuel is the highest? Damn... Here in Romania, 93 is the lowest. We have 93, 95 (standard) and 98.
I believe there is a difference between countries on how the measure octane. 93 for you is probably the standard 87 here.
Probably...
Is it just me, or do I think that most businesses in Pennsylvania just struggle to stay open?
There are 3 Amoco's in Jacksonville Fl. We still have a we have ten76's
Hey willie what’s your favorite diner to eat at?