The story of Smilin’ Jack, Wilmington’s huge pumpkin-shaped oil tank A Halloween tradition since 1952 By Elijah Chiland Updated Oct 16, 2019, 10:22am PDT ...

Known as Smilin’ Jack, the tank was once used to store gasoline but now is just in reserve. It takes more than 100 gallons of paint to prepare Jack for his “grand appearance,” Ortiz said, ...

Dubbed “Smilin’ Jack,” by Unocal, the tank normally holds 80,000 barrels of gasoline. Los Angeles Times. Oct. 22, 1965: Tank painted up as pumpkin at the Union Oil refinery in Wilmington.

Known as Smilin' Jack, the tank was once used to store gasoline but now is just in reserve. It takes more than 100 gallons of paint to prepare Jack for his "grand appearance," Ortiz said, ...

Phillips 66 Wilmington area's oil refinery complex is set to close in 2025, but the fate of its longtime jack-o'-lantern tank is unknown.