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During a time when Pensacola had only perhaps a half-dozen all-night gas stations, Thoni Oil was a favorite stop for late-night clubgoers, police officers, car enthusiasts, and those just wanting to purchase an inexpensive pack of cigarettes. In early 1980, Thoni's changed their work shifts from eight hours to twelve, and all employees worked from 7:30 to 7:30. On an early 1980's Halloween night, an attempted armed robbery at the Ninth Avenue location was thwarted by employee Virgil Dailey when he saw a masked man with a gun. Dailey threw the money in the safe and locked the would-be robber outside. The details of the incident were later published in the Pensacola News-Journal.
In the mid-1980's, all Pensacola locations were closed. The Palafox Street station was sold to Pensacola Christian College, the Cervantes Street station was sold to for construction of the new A.K. Suter Elementary School, and both buildings were leveled. The Ninth Avenue building remained standing, and was transformed into a hair salon.
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