From 1954 until 2003, the Hat n’ Boots stood on the corner of East Marginal Way South and Corson Avenue South as a Texaco gas station. Sitting along the western edge of the south Seattle neighborhood of Georgetown, the hat was the station office and the boots were the restrooms. The ladies room was the shorter boot and the men’s room in the taller boot. The station was empty and abandoned for a number of years before the City of Seattle moved the two structures to Oxbow Park in Georgetown in 2003. I searched diligently for my shot of the hat after restoration, but couldn’t lay my hands on it, although this is a shot of the boots restored and placed in the park.
I did find a shot of the gas station when it was abandoned after its hey-day. As a personal aside, I bought gas here in the 1970s, they had cheap gas at the time.
Oh, too bad that those landmarks are gone! What a terrific sight and tribute to an important American way of life!
oh that is so neat…..too bad they did away with them, i’d definitely stop there for gas! at least they were moved and not destroyed….
These are great. I am glad they were saved and restored.
too funny!
Very cool!
I would expect these to be in Texas, not Seattle! I would love to have seen them being constructed because they have so many “real” boot features.
I love’em! They’re great and great that the city had the sense to move and restore them.
Everything has gone “modern”, we have lost our flair of creativity. Hope you find that hat.
Now there is a sight you don’t see everyday! I don’t think anyone could miss seeing this station off the road..
Have a good week.
I am so glad they saved these landmarks. I always like seeing unique items like this.
I love how they are being kept in good condition. True Americana. :)
How interesting. I am glad they were saved.
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Wow ~ those are big!!!
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I dont think we even have anything like that here in Texas, cool boots.