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Jack Goldsworthy and the Historic Sunset Gas Station
The story of the beautiful 1920s gas station on the corner of 16th Avenue and Irving Street.
Jack Goldsworthy and the Historic Sunset Gas Station
by Lorri Ungaretti
Originally appeared in WNP Member Newsletter, January 2013. In its heyday, the gas station at 16th Avenue and Irving Street provided gasoline and automobile servicing, as well as new and used Pontiac cars., circa 1940 -
Next time you’re in the Sunset District, go to 16th Avenue and Irving Street to see a piece of history. The now-closed gas station on the southeast corner was once a neighborhood fixture and may soon be gone. This is the story of the old Mohawk gas station and Jack Goldsworthy, who owned the station and lived next door until his death at the age of 86 in October 2012.