This is one of those spots that I drive by all along. Not daily, or even weekly, but probably 10-12 times a year. And I always think I should take a photo. But for years, I haven't. Either the light is wrong, or the traffic is wrong, or there's not really a good angle with the fence and the retaining wall... always something.
That's far too common for me. Then one day, the spot will be gone. A building torn down, a tank repainted... whatever. And I kick myself for my inaction.
WELL, the other day, fate conspired to action. I was headed from Alton area to home, and decided to make a side trip. For giggles, I plugged the address into my phone's gps to see what the best route would be... And as I was making a turn south, it updated to direct me east. It told me to U-turn, pretty much right in front of this tank. And since I was right there, I couldn't come up with an excuse to not go the extra 400 feet or so to get the shot. I pulled as far to the side of the side road as I could, opened my door and stood on the driver's seat to get high enough to manage this.
It'll never win any awards, but I'm satisfied with it. And glad I made it happen.
I have no clue how old this tank is, but that version of the Amoco logo is apparently from 1970-2002.
I'm guessing it is not in use, given the general state of it. Looking at Google Street View, I see a sign at the back corner of the area saying Arcadis. Looking them up on line, I'm wondering if they're getting ready to "remediate" this spot.
From google maps:
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