I got an email last week from regular reader Ross, who asked about the old Purity Dairy Building at 1501 Howard Ave.
The old building has under gone many name changes over the years, but it was built in 1929 by local architects Shepard & Mason. The building was altered and added on to 1997.
Luckily the main focal point of the building, the main tower was left unaltered.
There is some interesting architectural sculpture above the windows on the lower floor of the tower.
Moo! Quite possibly the only animal architectural sculpture on any building in Windsor.
A look inside the windows of the tower reveals not much happening on the ground floor.
Any Windsorites have any memories of this place?
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After talking with my grandfather I learned that they owned the dairy until 1929. It was known as Coverdale dairy but, they sold it to purity dairy and moved to the area of techumeh road and pillette road the store they operated is still there with the name Lassaline ontop of it. Not sure if anyone has any further information on this.
I was born in 1954 in Windsor, ON & fondly recall the horse drawn delivery wagons here as well as the junk man (or 'sheeny man' as he was known to us) & his horse drawn wagon regularly traveling up & down the alleys behind our houses as well. Recently though I was rudely informed (basically calling me a liar:-( that I couldn't possibly remember these things as I was not old enough (I'm 60) & these things had ceased long before my time to which I was deeply offended. I didn't know how to defend myself as no one else seated at the table grew up here in my timeline so could not corroborate. I have always loved horses & was speaking about how as a child growing up on the west side in the 50s & 60s in the 700 block of Indian Road, I thoroughly enjoyed whenever the milk man or bread man (I can't recall which) would stop at our house with his horse drawn wagon & allowed me to sometimes feed his horse a carrot but I was always allowed to talk to & pet him so long as I stayed on the curb & off the road so the horse couldn't accidentally step on me. Although very large to a very little girl, these delivery horses were always very gentle:-) I wish I could find DATED Windsor pictures that would PROVE I'm not a liar!
This is Purity Dairies, newly built in 1929 http://heritage.windsorpubliclibrary.com/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/heritage&CISOPTR=66&CISOBOX=1&REC=2
The Windsor Star put these pictures up a few years back from the vault. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/from-the-vault/purity-dairy
I was born in 1958, grew up on Benjiman and remember Purity dairy delivery in quarts with the pong in the top, bread man, the coal delivery from the coal towers yard at Langlois and Hanna. The sheeny man going up and down the alley , the sharpener man who would go down the street ringing his bell telling you to come out and get your sissors and knives sharpened. The steam engine from Essex Terminal Railway, I never seen it run but seen it on the rail siding that used to run from Lincoln road to Langlois. Time has gone by and everything is just a memory now...
My Mom worked in the office at Purity Dairies in the early 1950's. We are currently interested in the name of the typing/adding machine she used at that time. Please email me with any information .
In appreciation,
Leo Page was my grandparents best man in their wedding. I have a beautiful picture.
@Janine Fortier, I'd love to see that picture. Leo Page was my great grandfather and I'd love any pictures you'd have of him.
Thanks,
Irene Schiller