I think I will fill up at The Big Pump in King City, Missouri

An old gas station built in the shape of a huge, red electric gas pump. Regular-size pumps stand out front for photos, though you can't actually fill up.

The Big Pump filling station was built in 1937 by Foster's Builders for Kyle Phares of Phares Oil. It originally didn't carry a brand name gasoline and was first a discount filling station, one of the first in the area. It later carried several brand names, the last being the CO-OP brand.

It was moved from its original site in the late '70s and purchased by Jerry Jones, who owned Jerry's Bargain Barn and moved north of town, close to his business.

The Big Pump served as a CB radio repair shop at one point and fell into disrepair.

How and why King City acquired the structure remains a mystery. However, it's good that it was saved from being destroyed and forgotten. It's definitely a piece of Americana that several wish would not have left the place of its roots. Thanks to King City for saving this structure.