The first photo, from the late 1920’s, shows the former Highland Gas Station that occupied the current Cumberland Farms location, a triangular patch of land bordered by Tower St on the North, Endicott St (Rt 3) on the West, and Warner St on the South. The view here is looking north, with Endicott St leading left and Warner St leading past a row of cottages on the right. Brickyard Mountain looms in the background of the photo. The gas station was discontinued sometime in the 1940s or 1950’s, but the Highlands Cottages was still a going lodging establishment until 2006, when the cottages were torn down to make way for Cumberland Farms.

The second photo is a Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) of the Weirs Highlands Filling Station from the early 1920’s. In this earlier photo, the canopy had not yet been extended over the gas pump; nor had the porch been enclosed. Also, the “Camps” (cabins) had not yet been added. The utility pole and wires are showing, unlike the retouched, white border color postcard, where the utility pole and wires have been expertly removed from the photograph.