In 1937, we are in the golden age of cinema and in these Gaspé lands, the pastor of this small coastal village is looking for a way to finance the modern church to which he dreams. Convincing parishioners to provide wood and time to build a small...
Urban and rural photographic exploration
The old gas pumps
68.4 ¢ per gallon
Saint-Armand (Quebec), Canada
Judging by the price on these old gas pumps, there is no doubt about the fact that they are abandoned long ago. If you look carefully at the left pump, it shows 68.4 ¢ per gallon (approximately 18 cents per liter), and the right one (probably Super) displays 71 ¢ per liter or 18.8 cents per liter.
Assuming it costs me $ 70 to fill up my car today, my bill should be only $ 9 for the same quantity via the 68.4 ¢...
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Gulf in Quebec
Founded in 1901, it was during its history, the largest oil company in 1941 while in 1971 it had slipped to ninth place. Gulf has been merged to Chrevron in 1984 following the loss of speed of business. It subsequently underwent a restructuring that resulted in the sale of Canadian Gulf's assets. Thus the 1800 service stations in western Quebec will be sold to Petro-Canada in 1985 for $ 886 million. In Quebec, the assets will be sold at Ultramar one year later.
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First of all, Urbex Playground is about urban and rural photography lovers. It is the respect of the places we have visited and to whom we have a great admiration. Of its contents, Urbex Playground wishes to preserve the memory of these abandoned, destroyed or dilapidated places who have made the glory of our fathers and which today we have, alas, not enough compassion.
We are not vandals or people necessarily involved in the preservation of these places. We do not pretend to believe that our pictures will change anything in the future of these churches, factories, homes and other abandoned buildings. We're just passionate about the image in the perpetual quest for new photographic challenges.
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