Old PhotographsWindsor

W.D. Lowe - 1927

December 3, 2009
Today’s post features another vintage photograph from the newsrooms of Detroit. No ID on the back of this one, but likely from the Detroit Times. The date stamp on the back reads “Dec. 15, 1927”, however it was clearly not taken in December. It is probably a print made from a much earlier photo. The caption on the back reads: “Border Cities” Windsor is proud of its…
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841 Ouellette Aveune

December 2, 2009
Today we cast our eyes towards this tired, and badly renovated oldie on Ouellette Avenue. Left alone in a sea of nothingness, since the demolition of the old Mother’s Building & Joker’s Building to the north, what was once kind of hidden as you headed south…
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Windsor Arena

December 1, 2009
One of the recent suggestions I’ve received from the new form (now with a home on the right ->) was a look at the construction of the Windsor Arena, or as it was then known, the Border Cities Arena. Above is a photo of the arena under construction from the May 30…