This home at 1700 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, at the corner with Whited Street, shown above in 1945 with the large billboard on the side, had been on the maps since the late-1870s. The vintage homestead underwent many changes in the decades that it stood on this spot.

The early history of the home is not known, but it was built on land owned by the Pittsburgh Coal Company, which operated a substantial mining operation in the valley along Whited Street.

The vintage late-1800s Reflectorville home at the bottom of Whited (Oak) Street, shown in the early-1920s.

The home once sported a large front yard with plenty of open space leading down to the adjacent creek. After construction of the boulevard in 1929, which sliced through the front of the property, the side and back yard were converted into an Amoco service station by the homeowner, George M. Clement.

  
The home, now listed as 1700 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, in 1934 (left) and 1936.

The path of Saw Mill Run Boulevard went directly through the front yard of the property, so close to the home that the front porch had to be removed to make room for the sidewalk. The side yard along Whited Street was used for the placement of gas pumps at the now busy intersection.

Over the years, beginning in 1945, the property underwent several changes and upgrades. The photos below show how Clement's Service Station evolved over above 1945 photo.

In 1946 there was a new building on the lot, a two-car service garage.

A 1947 fire destroyed the attendants office and the service shed. The home
was soon torn down to be replaced by a much larger service station.

In 1950, the property was now home to the new and enlarged Clement's Amoco Service Station.

In 1956, the new Clement's service station was franchised with a new brand of gasoline, Mobil.

In 1957, the service station, by then carrying the Esso label, was converted into a sports shop, offering in a variety of watercraft and boating accessories. In 1978, the property was sold, for $113,000, to the Landmark Sign Company, who operated into the mid-1990s.

The property sold to Michael Pope for $265,000 in 1997, then was acquired via sheriff's deed by the Iron and Glass Bank for $1,414 ($265,000). In 2003 Maggs and Associates, Inc, purchased the lot for $275,000 ($429,000), and it has since been the branch office Jack Maggs Agency, an insurance company that also offers title transfers, notary and vehicle registration services.

By 1957, service station was still there, but the building was also home to Clement's Sport Shop.

The lot at 1700 Saw Mill Run Boulevard is now occupied by the Jack Maggs Agency.