Yes, it’s verifiably the world’s largest. And it sat atop an actual Amoco till 1998, when British Petroleum bought the company. But there’s been a big sign—and a gas station—there since 1922, “which ...

ST. LOUIS — One of St. Louis’ most iconic signs recently got a facelift. You’ve probably driven by it hundreds of times… the Amoco sign at Clayton Avenue and Skinker Boulevard is hard to miss. Since ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLAYTON, MO – It`s a ubiquitous oversized ...

Red Crown Service Station at 981 South Skinker Boulevard in 1946, featured in "Lost Treasures of St. Louis." Photo by Joseph Hampel, Missouri Historical Society Photographs and Prints Collections A ...

WOOD RIVER — Wood River’s history with the oil industry goes back over a century, and a piece of that heritage was recently stolen from the city’s museum. Volunteers with the Wood River Museum noticed ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – A man was shot early Thursday ...

WOOD RIVER, Ill. • A key feature of a small-town museum in southwestern Illinois is missing. The Alton Telegraph says someone unbolted an antique Amoco sign in the yard outside the Wood River Museum ...