Old PhotographsReader SubmissionWindsor

Windsor Assembly

April 8, 2009
Today’s photo was sent along from a regular reader. An interesting early aerial photo of the Windsor Assembly Plant. I’m unsure of the date on this one, but it’s probably from the mid to late 1930’s. The view is looking south from Walker Tecumseh Road. The photograph dates to before 1948 for sure, as there is no sign of the old Chrysler Office Building along Chrylser…
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Old AdsWindsor

Kelsey Wheel Company

April 7, 2009
Today is another glimpse into the industrial history of our fair city. The Kelsey Wheel Company (later Kelsey Hayes) was opened in Windsor in November of 1913. It was the first plant to be unionized by the UAW in Canada. It closed down not too long after I moved to Windsor…
Essex CountyOld Ads

Real Estate For Sale - 1925 Style

April 6, 2009
Does anyone out there Recognize this house in/near Amherstburg? I need some County help today… 🙂 From “The Detroiter” (the publication of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce), May 18, 1925: BEAUTIFUL RIVERFRONT HOME FOR SALE This property which is…
Bernie Drouillard CollectionEssex County

Streetcar Friday

April 3, 2009
To the County today, and a little Inter-Urban history. As usual, if it has to do with streetcar, and history, we need to thank John and Bernie for digging them up. The first shot shows an inter-urban car passing the corner of Division & Main St. in downtown (or because its the county – Uptown) Kingsville. This shot c. 1907 This shot from around 1910, shows the powerhouse and car…
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StuccoWindsor

Mmmm... Stucco...

April 2, 2009
Seeing as it’s been a while since I singled out and ridiculed a bad renovation job… This one is bad. I used this one as one of my bad renovation examples during the Petcha Kucha talk a few months ago… Located at Wyandotte and Parent, there are four…
Windsor

Dominion Twist Drill

April 1, 2009
I recently received an email from a former Windsorite who was looking for some information about the Dominion Twist Drill. Her Father was an employee there in the late 1930’s to early 1940’s. When he went overseas for WWII, he was given a good luck bracelet. The…