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Magnolia Station

Retro roadside
In Vega, Texas
0.2 mi from Route 66

Magnolia Station in Vega, TX, is a restored gas station that Colonel J.T. Owen built in 1924 on the Ozark Trail, two years before the road became Route 66. Over the years it carried Magnolia, Phillips 66 and Conoco signs and later served as a barbershop. The city restored it with a National Park Service grant in 2001, and it now welcomes travelers as a visitor center.

What is Magnolia Station?

A small gas station in the Texas Panhandle town of Vega, restored to look as it did on the highway; the attendant once lived upstairs. Do not confuse it with Magnolia stations in other towns, such as the Magnolia Service Station in Texola, Oklahoma, which has its own page on this site.

History of Magnolia Station

Built in 1924, the station carried Magnolia, Phillips 66 and Conoco signs, then served as a barbershop. After Interstate 40 bypassed Vega it stood empty for nearly 30 years. In 2001 the city won a National Park Service Route 66 grant and restored it. Local people call it the second gas station built on Route 66, which is a local claim.

Visiting Magnolia Station: tips

Volunteers staff it as a visitor center on a weekday schedule, and no hours are posted online, so treat a visit as a bonus. Vega is about 34 miles west of Amarillo, and the Milburn-Price Culture Museum is a few blocks away.

Practical info

Address: 904 S Main St, Vega, TX 79092
On site & nearby

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Places to eat near Magnolia Station

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Restaurant
Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets
Vega, TX · next door
A pie and pastry bakery in a restored building in Vega, run by a baker who began at the Midpoint Cafe.
Retro roadside
Midpoint Café
Adrian, TX · 13.9 mi from Magnolia Station
The Adrian, TX, diner that marks the halfway point of Route 66, known for its "ugly crust" pies.

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Milburn-Price Culture Museum

Vega, Texas · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A local history museum in a 1920s hardware store on Route 66 in Vega, with a giant branding iron outside.

Museum

0.1 mi from Magnolia Station

Vega Motel

Vega, Texas · on Route 66

A 1947 motor court on Vega's old main street, on the National Register, now a photo stop rather than a bed.

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0.2 mi from Magnolia Station

Bent Door Café

Adrian, Texas · on Route 66

A 1947 café with a door cut on a slant to fit a surplus control tower, now a weathered photo stop in Adrian.

Retro roadside

13.6 mi from Magnolia Station

Midpoint Café

Adrian, Texas · on Route 66

The Adrian, TX, diner that marks the halfway point of Route 66, known for its "ugly crust" pies.

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13.9 mi from Magnolia Station

Dream Maker Station

Adrian, Texas · on Route 66

A Route 66 gift shop in a former gas station beside the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, opened in 2024.

Retro roadside

13.9 mi from Magnolia Station

Boise

Boise, Texas · 0.9 mi from Route 66

A quiet Texas ghost town at about 4,000 feet, south of Interstate 40 and east of Glenrio.

Ghost town

24.4 mi from Magnolia Station

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