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Osterhout Building – Pitt Street East – 1914

From the Evening Record – February, 1914:

    The first three-story building for the new business section on Pitt Street between Goyeau and Ouellette avenues, will be erected by Mr. Peter Osterhout. Plans have been prepared by Leybourne & Whitney, architects. Clay brick will be used in the construction.

Looks like this one sat where the parking garage is today, or possibly the Dean Martini’s site, although the dimensions don’t match. There were a lot of good looking buildings downtown at one time. I’m going to put this one into the realm of lost Windsor.

Andrew

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  • yes it was located more closer too ouellette and pitt. and if i do remember correctly that building did meet a fire back in 70's cause the old bowling alley on pitt did burn.

  • So, the Tunnel Ventilation building is still there. The Osterhout Building is definitely where the parking garage is now. It looks like the 3 buildings behind and to the left of that are still there (possibly). The Ouellette house is still there and in that picture, not all covered up in crap. One thing I noticed comparing this picture to old, is that The United Grill is build around an old house. The second floor and roof still survive to this day. The original house is in the old picture. Papa Chene's is in the old and still standing.

    Out of all of those, I think that's all that's left. Did I miss anything?

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