Saint Mary's Part 2
July 27, 2012
Photo © Matt Kulbacki – All rights reserved
Happy Friday everyone! We close out the week with an amazing set of photos from Matt Kulbacki look at the amazing old St. Mary’s Academy building in some fine detail. There’s nothing I can add to these shots…
Saint Mary's Part 1
July 25, 2012
Photo © Matt Kulbacki – All rights reserved
Today’s pictures were scanned and send along by Tim Swaddling, via Matt Kulbacki who shot these photos of the old St. Mary’s academy prior to demolition. St. Mary’s was demolished in April 1977, so these…
D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouse
July 20, 2012
Happy Friday once again, today’s post takes a look at the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouse that used to be on the corner of McDougall and Riverside Drive. It stood until the Casino came along, and the entire area was cleared.
This photo rests with the George D. Mason collection at the Burton Library. It was built in 1911.
A detail shot of the front entrance on McDougall.
Check out this neat old…
Harry Guppy School Part 2
July 18, 2012
From the Border Cities Star, October 31, 1931
With the school’s “father”, Mr. Harry E. Guppy, veteran former school trustee present, the new Guppy Public School, on Tecumseh Road, was formally opened in ceremonies Friday afternoon and evening. The school…
Ghost Pictures - Kingsville
July 16, 2012
Today’s photos come courtesty of regular reader JBM. The first one is from Lansdowne Avenue in Kingsville. This one shows the old water tower from the MacDonald Leaf Company.
JBM tells me this plant operated from about 1919 through 1973.
The last one is from Park St.
Harry Guppy School
July 11, 2012
From the Border Cities Star, July 9, 1929
Above is a drawing of the Harry E. Guppy School which the Board of Education hopes to start erecting this fall in order to accommodate the increasing public school attendance in Windsor. The building, plans for which were drawn by…
Windsor Lawn Bowling Club - 1920
July 9, 2012
The club house is one of the finest in Western Ontario. A big membership drive is now being held and many new supporters are being secured. A year ago all of the stock of the Church Street Quoit Club was taken up and the two clubs were amalgamated.
If you’re like me…