Up today is another old press photo, this one newer and the first one in colour. This shot taken Jan. 3, 1987 is looking north towards Detroit.
A nice view of the old Epps Facade…
The Bank at Ouellette and University was still open, and sporting the Bank of Commerce Sign.
On the side of the Security Building, check out the old 3 story neon CBC Radio sign (the studios used to be in the Security Building).
Have a safe weekend everyone, see you back here Monday.
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Notice there's no Comerica tower in Detroit either.
Good point SBW--no Comerica Tower and no 150 West Jefferson either. Comerica at the time had it's headquarters in 211 West Fort Street (built for the bank when it was still called Detroit Bank & Trust) while it's eventual merger partner, Manufacturers National Bank was headquartered at the Renaissance Center. From the "Did You Know?" file - Manufacturers' executive suite and boardrooms were mothballed after the Comerica merger--and remained intact when GM moved it's headquarters to the building...GM did little to alter the design and decor of the executive offices, and now has it's own executive offices and boardroom in the space, designed for the bank in the 1970s.
loyal fan EPPs was a surplus/sporting goods store
we would have parking on ouellette ave if the morons at city hall wouldn't have decided on the way it is today the DWBIA will never get the core back to the way it was they would have to redesign the entire street just to have parking down each side of ouellette thats what happens when you have people running things that think! they know what their doing
It probably wodont matter if you had free parking on Ouelltte, thiers no place to shop, every body goes elswhere.
I currently reside in the GTA but spent 25 years of my life in Windsor. My parents still live there so I visit the old city fairly frequently. Grew up in Forest Glade (moved there from Essex in 1975) but got married in 1999 and lived my last year in the Dougall and Erie area before moving to the Big Smoke in 2000.
I came across this website while reading "From the Archives" on the Windsor Star Online. So far I've spent several hours here just going through old photos and reading stories about the many places I remember growing up in Windsor.
Anyhow, this pic brings back memories. I took a tour of the CBEF studios in the Security Building back in elementary school. I also remember Epps' Surplus. Bought my first pair of Doc Martens there. I also got a chuckle out of the tagline "We Speak American".
Back in 76 there was a magazine called Windsor this Month...I was on the March cover. Does anyone remember or know where I could get a copy of the magazine..Are they still in Business?
Thank you
C Morrone Baker