Arco Photos

Arco is an abbreviation for Atlantic Richfield. When those two brands were merged, they became Arco.




Arco AM/PM at Cypress and Manzanita in Carmichael, CA.
Photo taken Oct 2002 by Les Cobb.



Arco AM/PM Mini Market at the corner of Vanowen Street and Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood, CA.
AM/PM is owned by Arco and this combination is very common in southern California.
For years Arco demanded cash or ATM cards only for payment, "to keep costs down."
Photo taken Nov 30, 2002 by J. Eric Freedner who also gave the above information.



Another Arco, this one having the "house" style sign, at what was once the
Quality Service Station on Vanowen Street in North Hollywood, CA, just three blocks from the above station.
Photo taken Nov. 30, 2002 by J. Eric Freedner, who also gave the above information.



Arco, former Richfield (of California) photo taken in early morning in
December, 1973 in Why, Arizona.
Two of the pumps at this station are old RICHFIELD ones, ARCO just added
the third-grade little squat one in the center (unleaded regular I think it
would be). Hopefully you can see the old RICHFIELD sign, still propped up
beside the building below the tall ARCO. What may be a rare photo of
the RICHFIELD-ARCO rebranding efforts.
The gas station was also the Post Office and pretty much the only business in town.
Photo and notes from J. Eric Freedner. Photo restoration by Sonya Cirillo.




Arco AM/PM at 134th St and Salmon Creek Dr., Salmon Creek (Vancouver) WA.
Taken April 2003 by David Lien.




More Arco signs taken by David Lien, April 2003.
Exact locations unknown but are in the vicinity of Vancouver, WA.


See also:
Atlantic
Richfield