LONGMONT, Colo. — A historic gas station in Longmont will soon reopen with a new life and purpose following years of renovations.
Vintage gas pumps at the former Johnson’s Corner still catch the eyes of those passing by the Prospect neighborhood.
“I grew up in Longmont, went to Silver Creek High. I remember when the building was over on Main Street, so it’s just been, again, such a landmark in the community,” said developer Zachary Nassar.
The building was built in 1937 by Eugene Groves and was originally located on Main Street before being moved in the early 2000s to the Prospect neighborhood. Elizabeth Beaudoin, curator of history at the Longmont Museum, said Groves and his architecture left its mark on the city.
“[Groves] came to Colorado in 1914 for his health, and he quickly became an architect in the area,” Beaudoin said. “He designed eight buildings on CSU’s campus, and he patented a lot of different, new ways of working with concrete, which was a new and modern material at the time. He worked in what is called the art deco pueblo style.”