Happy Friday, and welcome to November…
Today’s picture was taken April 17, 1990
The caption on the back reads:
I’m at the age now, when I don’t think of 1990 being that long ago… and suddenly I realize it was 22 years ago. Share your stories Windsorites, who’s got fond memories of this place. I moved to Windsor at the end of summer 1989, and I don’t recall visiting the store when I was open, although I do remember the building and a do remember it getting knocked down for the new Royal Bank that now stands in its place.
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back here Monday. Don’t forget to roll your clocks back an hour before bed tomorrow night…
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Thank you so much for these wonderful pictures on this site. Yes, I too along with David would so love to see interior pictures of Kresge's, Woolworth or Metropolitan Stores. I can't remember if it was Kresge's or Woolworth but their meat pies with gravy were amazing!! In the mid 60's I was in my teens, baby bonus back then was $8.00 a month and you could buy a whole outfit at Kresge's for under that..blouse and slacks. I too remember the under ground washrooms. It almost makes the heart ache for those days...doesn't it? :)
Does anyone reminder the banana roll my grandma use to bring it home all the time I would love to no were I could find one
there was a happy spirit over Windsor in those years----50's and 60's early 70' and Kresge was the great store that EVERYONE WENT TO AND GOT EVERYTHING THEY NEEDEd.....so many happy times for us kids back then---it was so boring going with mom and dad --paying their bills -and ect..THEN!! LETS' GO TO kREGES AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK---.it was funn--they had the best hambs' and fries w/gravy--and pop...watching the people as we sat around the horse shoe bar was sooo interesting--all kinds of sorts and sizes...everyone got their birthday--wedding--shower--stag--CAKE--there...called in the morning and picked it up in the afternoon---i still remember my mom saying;;Did you get the cake...!!!!! then we got older and we always shopped at Kresges for the Mothers -Father Day---Christmas-Easter_Halloween....those orange soft toffe kisses were so good--they don't make them anymore. they also carried that fav perfume""""""EVENING IN PARIS'''' it as in a dark blue bottle and you bought it in a set---that was ours---now its worth few thousands for a unopened set of this stuff....go figure?--and all we paid was $2.99 ....we should bring all this good spirit back to our town---but first we need to kick the ol; dark cloud thats hanging over it first.
I too grew up in Windsor and was very fortunate to have lived the Kresge store experience. I remember the wood floors creaking as you walked along, the lunch counter to the right of the door when you came in and the baked goods, the delicious lunch bars and my favorite "the best chocolate brownies" with the fudge icing. I enjoyed many a lunch at the main lunch bar. It was always busy, and the grilled cheese sandwiches with the pickle, so yummy, they were the best.
I loved that store! Nothing today compares with that Kresge store. Those were the best times and I have so many fond memories of the Kresge Store in Windsor, Ontario. When I go back in time and think about it, I long for the brownies and the grilled cheese sandwiches and those memories put a big smile on my face. "Oh those were the days"!!!!!!