01/21/2025
When you hear the word "speakeasy" it probably conjures images of an unmarked door in an alleyway, or perhaps inside an otherwise reputable business that led to a hidden bar. But if you lived in the small Texas town of Glen Rose during prohibition, the local speakeasy looked a lot more like this.
Welcome to the Ed Young Station - a gas station whose primary product was moonshine.
The Outlaw Gas Station, as it has come to be known, was built mostly of petrified wood, along with some quartz and other stones.
After prohibition ended in 1933, the station became a legitimate gas station and grocery store, and hung on until the 1950s. It's been sitting here abandoned, quietly deteriorating for about 70 years.
When you hear the word "speakeasy" it probably conjures images of an unmarked door in an alleyway, or perhaps inside an otherwise reputable business that led to a hidden bar. But if you lived in the small Texas town of Glen Rose during prohibition, the local speakeasy looked a lot more like this.
Welcome to the Ed Young Station - a gas station whose primary product was moonshine.
The Outlaw Gas Station, as it has come to be known, was built mostly of petrified wood, along with some quartz and other stones.
After prohibition ended in 1933, the station became a legitimate gas station and grocery store, and hung on until the 1950s. It's been sitting here abandoned, quietly deteriorating for about 70 years.
Photo Credit: Robbie Green Photography
