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May 2008

A disturbing trend...

May 7, 2008

Lately I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in the inner-city. More and more fire damaged houses are staying vacant and boarded up. I was giving a tour of Windsor yesterday to a reader from Wales, who is in Canada on vacation, and hunting down some family history. Throughout our drive, I saw more houses that were burned out and boarded up than in years past. Usually in the past, these houses…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour

End of the line...

May 6, 2008

At least as far as the most recent streetcar photos are concerned. The photos below are the rest of the most recent additions to Bernie’s collection. Again, I can’t thank Bernie and John enough for their willingness to share and for the hours invested in front of…

Photo Du Jour Postcards Windsor

Frank W. Begley School

May 5, 2008

A quick break from the streetcar photos today… A recent postcard acquisition is this 1916 shot of Begley School. Built in 1913 as the Assumption Street School, the school stood watch over the neighbourhood until it was demolished in 2004. In 1924, the school was…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

Streetcar Friday

May 2, 2008

As I have said before, Bernie recently came into a very large collection of photographs… 🙂 The collection continues today: Car Number 401, c. 1938 Car # 407 at the London Street Yard. Car # 419 at the London Street Yard. Another view of # 419. Car # 451 – Location unknown [EDIT] on Richmond St. Amherstburg, 1938. Car # 451 at Amherstburg, 1937. Car # 451 on Richmond St.

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

More Streetcars again

May 1, 2008

Car # 95 – Again, a very specific car. Snow clearance? Car # 198 – Freight car Another one marked # 198. Same car as above? Or did they some how use the same number twice? Car # 301 on London St. – Photo from April 25, 1938 – The S.W. & A.