The mini-station, invented by a Toronto lawyer, costs less than $10,000 occupies a 40-by-100-foot lot

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The mini-station, invented by a Toronto lawyer, costs less than $10,000 occupies a 40-by-100-foot lot

Date3/27/1969

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: The mini-station; invented by a Toronto lawyer; costs less than $10;000 occupies a 40-by-100-foot lot. By separating gas sales from other auto services; it could bring about better architecture.

Subject

Service stations

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008075F

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