The protective fence is up, a dumpster is in place and this former Conoco Filling Station is about to be demolished. It is on 4th and Main St. which is Highway #34 through Seward. This building dates back in the '70's and has been closed for the past 3-4 years. It was where we bought gas and had oil changed during the years that it was Rathje's. The old Seward Middle School (Old HS) was just across the street which put some restrictions on its use which some of the owners found out after buying it. This station replaced an earlier Conoco building that was a very popular place during our earlier years in Seward. One of my fellow SCS employees worked there part time for several years so it was where we always took care of our automotive maintenance. And, in those days it took a lot more maintenance than today. When it was "Otto's Conoco in the 1970's, I remember telling him that his gas was the most expensive that we found driving back from the Washington, D.C. area. Progress now calls for its demolition and the construction of an Insurance facility. I'm sorry to see it go, but most of the individuals I associate with it, are gone as well.
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