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Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station

Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station

Date5/15/1983
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  • Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
  • Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres; lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours; all in vain; for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres; lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours; all in vain; for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008096F
Fill 'er up: Motorists from the United States, above, fill up their cars with cheapter Canadian gas at Fort Erie service station
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Toronto Star (Firm)
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Loek, Dick
4/30/1981
A little price cut goes a long way
A little price cut goes a long way
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Darrell, Dick
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Station attendant Ally Hossain fills up tank of gas for customer
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Combs, Erin
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Parliament St., looking northeast from south of Dundas Street East, showing Fire Hall & Police Station
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Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
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Major oil companies, officially opposed to cut-rate, no-frills service stations, sometimes find it expedient to join the private-branders when the com(...)
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Jenkins Fine Foods and Sub-Postal Station No
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Unknown
1972
Bloor Street West, looking south from Bartlett Avenue
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Unknown
1945