Lost WindsorOld PhotographsWindsor

Riverside Drive - 1962

April 8, 2013
From the Department of Public Works section of the 1962 City of Windsor Annual Report comes this photograph shown above. Riverside Drive, east of the C.N.R. Overpass, has been rebuilt. Curbs and sidewalks were moved back and re-aligned to permit a pavement width of at least 40 feet. This allows four lanes of moving traffic during rush hours, giving a fast and even flow of traffic into and out of…
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W.D. Lowe - 1919

April 5, 2013
I always find it interesting to uncover photographs of prominent citizens, and it’s always interesting to put a face to the name. Today is a picture of W.D. Lowe, whom the school on Gilles was once named after. This image is from the “Border Cities Era&#8221…
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Windsor From The Transfer Steamer - 1882

April 3, 2013
The engraving above appeared in the book “Picturesque Canada” published in 1882. While the engraving doesn’t indicate what boat it was, the “transfer steamers” were the rail ferries. Some of the earlier ones were well equipped to moved…