Prospect Park Citgo closes to become Metro Petro
As of Sunday, June 15, the independently owned Citgo gas station at 2700 University Ave. SE closed in preparation for the renovations owners Clay and Mia Lambert have long been waiting for.
Now called Metro Petro, the gas station will grow to 3,200 square feet in order to accommodate a grocery store, as well as an 88-foot soft-cloth tunnel conveyor car wash.
Of course, there will be a full-service gas station with the added perks of free gas-pumping and oil-checking services. According to Clay Lambert, the new and improved Metro Petro will be the type of gas station business he has envisioned since his ownership in 2002.
“We’re going back to old-school,” he said. Lambert also said he has received widespread neighborhood support for the project.
Demolition began on Monday, June 19, and Lambert estimates that the renovations will finish in time for Metro Petro to reopen by mid-November.
last revised: June 25, 2008