A neat old photo of the tunnel entrance from the 1940’s. I’m certain someone out there will be able to help narrow down the date based on the car.
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"HEADLIGHTS OFF". Sign on toll booth.
Reminds me of the scene in "Remember the Night." (940) There is a scene where Fred McMurray and Barbara Stanwyck are crossing the border in Windsor. There is a great shot of them at the tunnel plaza in Windsor!
Thanks for the tip, VP.
Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b2GwpHxJhM
Skip to 1:16:45
Headlights off sign, similar sign was up until the major renovation job when the retiled the tunnel and improved the ventilation system.That job was in the late eighties and early ninties.
I believe Windsor did end up purchasing the Detroit portion of the tunnel. I like the expansion they are proposing for the tunnel. This will keep all the traffic off of Wyandotte Street. They will allow cars to go by the city building both directions now and down Windsor Ave which will ease traffic that was on Goyeau.
Windsor did not purchase the Detroit half of the Tunnel. It is still owned by the City of Detroit. The Tunnel Maintenance Building is going to be built on or near the Beer Store. It is not MTO.