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Ladner throwback: A new auto service and gas station

Another flashback for you. These May 1970 photos from the Optimist show the opening of a new service station at the Ladner Shopping Centre.
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Orville Ruetz and Murk Hillverda opened a new gas station that's still around today but about to undergo big changes.

Another flashback for you. These May 1970 photos from the Optimist show the opening of a new service station at the Ladner Shopping Centre.

Partners Orville Ruetz and Murk Hillverda, who were in business together for 15 years at the time, opened the station that was adjacent to an existing station they had operated.

The new station was bigger with better access.

Fast forward to present day and the current owners have successfully rezoned the station to have a Triple O's eatery. The auto repair service is gone.

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