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View Full size image	Title: British-American Oil Refinery at Night, Clarkson Identifier: MI0091 Date Built: 1943 Image Type: B&W Photo Subject: Petroleum refineries - Ontario - Mississauga Donor: City of Mississauga Location: 385 Southdown Road, Plan 312, BLK A, All Plan 324, TORONTO Conc 4 SDS Lot 29 and pt Lot 28, TORONTO
Conditions of Use: See Terms of Use & Privacy Statement. Description: 385 Southdown Road. Plan 312, BLK A, All Plan 324, TORONTO Conc 4 SDS Lot 29 and pt Lot 28, TORONTO Conc 3 SDS pt Lots 28-30, pt RD Allow bet Concs 3 and 4 SDS. Aerial view of the British-American Refinery. This was the first refinery in the Lakeshore area west of Hurontario Street. As British American Oil Company it opened in 1943 in Clarkson. In 1969 the company became Gulf Oil, and eventually Petro-Canada. The refinery is listed on the Heritage Register. The photograph shows the refinery's catalytic cracking unit, lit up at night. Original photo at Museums of Mississauga. Description as of May 2012. Agency: Mississauga Library System