Old PhotographsReader SubmissionWindsor

CN 5570 - Late 1930's

June 8, 2012
Harry Taylor Collection, photo by Walter Taylor Today’s photo comes to up via county train historian Tim Swaddling. Tim says the photo is from Harry Taylor’s collection. The photo was taken by Harry’s father, Walter Taylor. The exact date is unknown, but it would likely be late 1930’s / early 1940’s. The scene is looking northwest towards the river up the CNR /…
Read more
Lost WindsorOld Newspaper StoriesWindsor

Hotel Dieu Expansion - 1955

June 4, 2012
From the Windsor Daily Star – March 3, 1955: Plans to built a new 120-bed wing at Hotel Dieu were announced today by hospital officials. They said the new unit will replace the original building, above, which will be torn down as soon as the proposed wing is…
Old PhotographsWindsor

Mario's Of Windsor - 1973

June 1, 2012
Happy Friday everyone, and Happy June! Sheesh, 2012 is almost half over already… Today’s photo is dated April 12, 1973, and show’s Mario’s of Windsor, later Bentely’s at 755 Ouellette. My informations shows the building as being built in 1948, and was designed by Windsor architect G. A. McElroy. A detail shot of the signs. Notice the sign for the Dentist in the…
Read more