Founded 1966 | ||
Gas City, Ltd. was an independent gas retailer. It was started in 1966 in Chicago, and opened over 75 locations in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, Florida, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The headquarters was located in Frankfort, Illinois, which also kept a fiberglass cow that was used to advertise the sale of milk at its first location in Chicago.
Gas City filed for bankruptcy in October 2010, with all assets auctioned off in April 2011. Gas City closed its last locations on May 12, 2011.
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