A recent addition to the collection… This postcard is one I hadn’t seen before…
From the back of the card:
Famous for Steaks, Chops & Sea Food
Featuring Dancing and Top Flight Entertain-
ment Nightly. Business men’s luncheon served
from noon daily.
The building still stands, and is today better known as the former home of Jason’s, currently home to Danny’s strip club. The building has a long history as an entertainment venue. Some history can be found here in this post from July, 2007.
Looking at the current photos of the place, it looks like the frame around the “Commodore” sign in the 1950’s postcard is still there today, as the frame around the giant ugly awning.
It’s a shame that the 1950’s design didn’t survive, with the window and planter on the main floor tavern space… today the building is just an ugly mishmash of crap.In my opinion it is tired looking and a bit of an eyesore. There’s not must much that is visually pleasing on the Chatham St. facade.
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too bad we can't tear all that chit off the place and restore the home. what a beauty she used to be *sigh*
that awning IS hideous, not to mention it shelters noone from the elements.
thanks Andrew!
I never noticed the "house" in the back before!
I think Danny's (former Jason's) is one of the dumpiest buildings in downtown. It is ugly in every way.
Since the house will never come back it would be great to see the 1950s look come around again.
So many of the downtown buildings have gone from bright and neat to dark and depressing. A recent example was you post on Mario's Restaurant. From bright and neat to dark and depressing characterizes Windsor's whole downtown. It's disgusting what has become of the heart of the city!
Its such a shame that this is what this classy building has become today.
It was the original Vitale Ouellette house. I lived in an apartment above the Commodore for a few months back in the 70's, it was gorgeous inside!
great photo, thanks for posting Andrew
Yes,Andrew,
A great find, and neat addition.
It's truly amazing as venues change their names, how hard it becomes to remember the former names of the establishment.
If you can get a view in town from up a little bit, you can see the other main entrance behind the cigar shop(from before the building was moved/turned 90 degrees I think)
John, it wasn't turned just moved over from the corner. That put the front door in the alley.