Cecil E. Jackson
August 8, 2011
Today we put a face to a name, and take a look at Cecil E. Jackson, the 17th mayor of Windsor.
Cecil Jackson served as mayor for four, one year terms, from 1927-1930, and is the namesake of Jackson Park at Tecumseh and Ouellette. He oversaw some of the biggest boom years in…
Grace Hospital - 1929
August 5, 2011
Today’s photo is dated, May 23, 1929 and the caption on the back reads: “Grace Hospital Windsor”. It was quite the grand mansion at the corner of Crawford and University. The house was donated to the Salvation Army for hospital use.
The old wing of the…
Royal Yeast Cakes
August 3, 2011
Today’s picture is a reader submission, from a reader named Jeannette, who came across this photo at her mother’s house.
The sign on the fence reads “Royal Yeast Cakes”, but I’m not sure if it was a sign or merely advertising. Her mother who is in her 80’s thought the building may have been from her old neighbourhood where she grew up around the…