It didn't take long after cars arrived in Batavia for gas stations to follow
In 1900 only 4,000 cars existed in the United States. However, by 1905 there were 25,000 cars manufactured in the United States. The world’s first filling stations began opening the same year. The first stations were most likely a pump on the sidewalk in front of a general store. Motorists lined up to buy gas, causing quite a disturbance as the cars blocked horses and
Source: thebatavian.com
