Windsor 1920 – Part I

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• Gar
  Wow what does this have to with anything here. Go take your griping somewhere else. This is a place for Windsors history. Not a place for nonsensical complaining.

  Wow is amazing how different Windsor looks now. Would like to see some of those pics from Belle Isle and Bobblo if you havent posted them up yet Andrew.

• Visited Windsor first time as a kid in circa 1947--about the time a serial killer was on the loose, tagged "the slasher"; did his/her dirty deed along riverfront, east of Ouellette and the CNR/Wabash passenger station at the foot of Goyeau. As a young "brain" kid, in 1951 worked as a telegrapher operator at the CN Walkerville office at the northeast corner of Assumption and Devonshire--C&O Railway station was opposite on west side of Devonshire near Peabody Bridge. Then I got "promoted" to main office at 364 Ouellette, next to the Canada Building. Never had i.d. checked, but drank 10c draught beer near door in basement of the Prince Edward Hotel--think it was called "The Piccasilly Room"--I was only 17 at the time (legal age was 21!). Downtown Windsor was enjoyable in those days...stores, movie places, activities, retaurants (TBQ--what a great pig-out place). The choir and altar servers at nearby All Saints Church--we all smoked and drank--used to eat at TBQ after Sunday services. Before I became "pious", I used to drink beer at several "blind pigs" on Drouillard Road and area--25c a bottle!
  P.S.: Windsor is only municipality I know of with "even" street numbers on east and north sides and "odd" street numbers on west and south sides...but 100 numbers for each block as it progresses southward from the river is a brilliant idea. Can't go to Windsor anymore, too much wonderful--but mostly very sad--memories there. A life loved but not lost. Thanx for letting me spout off with my memories (Metropolitan store explosion/fire in '61), fire and explosion in paint factory on Campbell Ave. soon after, D&C boat(s) being set afire and sunk in Detroit River to the sound of Ebb Tide -- "radio 80" highest ratings in Det-Wdsr area. Channel 9 Dance Party, host "Bud Davies", 676 Caron Ave., 1190 Hall Ave., 1260 Shepherd East, Harmony Grill on Ottawa St. Sorry, I'm going on and on. Thanks again.
  Ken Andrews

• Ken, thanks for sharing your memories!

• My mother, Helene Dyer, atteneded Patterson Collegiate... I was delighted to find this site with the orginal building picture.
  I have some copies of the school paper...The P.C. Eye, which unfortuneatly do not have dates on them. I would like a contact e-mail address of someone I can discuss the donation of these school newspapers. Am also looking for another history site for patterson collegiate

  thank you
  maureen
  abbotsford
  bc

• I attended Patterson Collegiate as a youth as well...my, that was so long ago!

  Thanks for sharing...

  Patrick
  Edmonton, AB

• is there photo's in existense of holy rosary catholic school on drouillard from 1964 or before? i can find none anywhere. i went there from kindergarden to grade 3 . thank you.

• harmony grill on ottawa st. best crinkle cut fries, best home made pop straight from the fountain, best cheeseburgers, best of eveything. low prices and great food that kept grade school kids like me coming back. its just a memory now with several failed businesses in the same location since harmony grill closed down. can harmony grill PLEASE retun back to its old home. it would be a TREAT. wishful thinking on my part. GREAT RETRO MEMORY THOUGH. EDWARD