(Source of picture: Florida State Archives)

In this busy Jacksonville photo from 1950, attendants fill the tank of one car, check the tires of another, and look under the hood of yet another. 

During a time when TV was beginning to skyrocket in popularity, the billboard in the background advertises a boxy set with a small screen.  When this picture was taken, Milton Berle, that is, "Uncle Miltie," reigned as "Mr. Television." He starred in something like a vaudeville show, an old-fashion variety program of music & comedy.  After "I Love Lucy" debuted a year later, however, Lucille Ball would become number one as "The First Lady of Television."