Harry Gebbie got his first taste of the service station business in the late 1950s. That's when he worked weekends at his father's Atlantic Station in East Stroudsburg, PA (photos 1 and 2). During the week, he worked in Esso's equipment garage in Philadelphia. In 1959, Harry and Peggy jumped full-time into the business when they opened an Atlantic Service Station right next door to our current location.

Harry and Peggy wanted to own a business, rather than lease one, so they moved about 100 feet to the east and started Gebbie’s Esso in 1961 (photo 3). By providing friendly, top-notch service (photo 4), the business outgrew the original three bays. So in 1969, after reviewing their options, they expanded the building by adding three more bays on the right side of the building, a larger office in the rear of the building, and a large rear storage room (photo 5 - 8). To this day, we still call the bays the “New Bays”, and the “Old Bays”! (Photo 9) 

Sadly, Mom passed away in 2004, and Dad went to be with her in 2007. But all five of their children work here. Fred and Jerry are technicians with 60 years' experience between them. Tom manages the service end of the business with help from Maggie. Trudy manages the Exxon gas pumps and convenience store. We also have other long-time employees that feel like family. Nick is our third technician with 23 years of experience here.

We have many customers that we consider to be family. Some have been coming to us since the early 60s. Quite a few stop by just for a cup of coffee and some conversation. We’d love to have you join our extended family, too!