Coonen's Complete Service

I picked up this ad scan from the Historical Society while doing research for the book in 2011 and never really found a place for it.  

Judging this to be from the late 60's/early 70's, Coonen's was so familiar to me since I lived at 2nd and DePere.  From my earliest memories, this gas station in its various incarnations was in the background of so many family snapshots as well as being my father's first resource for getting the ol' Chevy serviced. 

I spent a lot of time over there myself in those bays and if the day is right, I can still recall the sounds and the smells of the gas and oil and rubber tires, not to mention the consistent ringing of that hose you'd drive over when you got gas.  It was my source of free air for my Stingray bicycle as well as a quick run to the cigarette machine (remember those?) for my Dad before the era of convenience stores attached to gas stations.  There are very few stations like this anymore.