1937 The Schmitz Exxon location in Tysons Corner was originally a Shell service station. The architecture of early Shell stations - like the location in Tysons Corner - was designed to mimic a clam shell.
1942 The Tysons Corner Shell service station supported a rural residential and farming community.
1955 Carl Schmitz opens Schmitz Service Station in Tysons Corner. 
"You could count the cars that went up and down Route 7 in a day, if you wanted to"– Carl Schmitz
1963 Big changes came in 1963 when the Tysons area moved from a country crossroads to a giant commercial urban area with the awarding of contracts at the interchange of Route 7 and Route 123.
1985 
Aerial photo of Schmitz Service station circa 1985
1993 Eric Schmitz, who grew up working in his father’s service station, purchases the Exxon
1999 
Eric Schmitz purchases the land and expands the station, adding nine bays for car repairs, a car wash, a convenience store and more gas pumps.
2009 Goose Creek Sunoco opens in Ashburn, VA
2010 
Schmitz Exxon Service celebrates 55th anniversary amid big changes for Tysons Corner. Read the Washington Post article.
