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Apr 9, 2016 · The taxi wars, 1925-1950. Across Canada, taxi companies lobbied local governments — who up until that point were laissez-faire on the matter — to regulate fares.
Jun 16, 2012 · The Blackburns grew the cab company and kept a small stable for the working horses at their home at modern day Sackville Street and Eastern Avenue. Though busy with his work, Thornton successfully ...
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The first passenger utility models were offered in 1931 and 1932. The timeless sedan, the Superba, based on the A8 taxi, was introduced in 1956. 1959 Studebaker taxicab ad (Robert Tate Collection) Studebaker and Rambler models were also a part of the taxicab fleet service during the 1950s.
Oct 22, 2022 · Yonge and Gould in the 1980s. A Metro Cab, 1980s. Near Avenue and Bloor, 1980s. In the 1970s, near College Park. Metro Cab on Queen West, 1970s. The 1970s, in front of a very dirty Union Station ...
Between 1925 and 1950 most Canadian cities experienced a taxi war during which fares and drivers' incomes plummeted. These wars had their origin in the low barriers to entry into the industry, as it became clear in the late 1920's that motor cabs did not need private concessions, special-built cabs, telephone
Mar 5, 2015 · The first fleet of gasoline-powered taxis arrived in New York in 1907, shipped over from France by a 30-year-old businessman named Henry N. Allen, who decided to start his own cab company after ...
May 7, 2021 · Uber’s entry into Toronto divided an occupation and exacerbated the social and economic hardships of taxi drivers. And it all started with how Uber and Uber drivers were categorized. It’s encouraging that Uber drivers didn’t face the same stigma as taxi drivers. However, it’s disheartening that it avoided that fate at the cost of taxi ...
