Bedford Park: Gastor Gas Station Sign Repaired after Damage in Recent Storms

By DAVID GREENE

WORKERS FROM A sign maintenance company from New Jersey spent several hours repairing a damaged sign that was left at a 45-degree angle and which was in danger of falling, was repaired on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

A sign maintenance company from New Jersey was seen repairing Bedford Park’s Gastor gas station sign after it was left in a precarious position following damage during recent storms, as reported.

The storm had left the towering heavy sign precariously tilting to one side at a near 45-degree angle, and in danger of falling on top of passersby.

A GAS STATION sign at Jerome Avenue and West Bedford Park Boulevard that was damaged during a storm a week earlier was repaired on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

A work crew from the sign company was observed making repairs at the station, located at 2985 Jerome Avenue at the corner of West Bedford Park Boulevard, on Friday, April 19.

A LARGE GAS station sign at the Gastor Gas Station, located at 2985 Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park, was damaged during a storm on Friday, April 12, and was eventually repaired on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

The crew spent several hours in a cherry picker moving the sign back into place and eventually securing it. Employees of the gas station had placed caution tape and traffic cones around the sign in efforts to warn passersby of the danger it might fall before workers arrived.

THE GASTOR GAS station sign located at Jerome Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard West by the elevated train tracks for the 4 train, in Bedford Park is seen damaged and tilted to one side after a recent storm on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Photo by David Greene

By the end of the day, the sign was secured.

As reported, the gas station was robbed at gunpoint in August 2023.

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