When cars first started hitting the streets, where were people getting gas from? Was there just a central gas station for all of, say, New York? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

When cars first started hitting the streets, where were people getting gas from? Was there just a central gas station for all of, say, New York?

by fathercthulu

ngc6205

I found a closely-related answer by u/davratta last year: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/452uj8/we_have_a_chicken_and_egg_problem_with_electric/czv79l6/

MrDowntown

This post also gives information on this topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5bo5wq/how_long_after_the_advent_of_the_automobile_in/