Jubilee Fountain - Then and Now
July 29, 2013
A neat old shot from the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company now residing in the collection of the Library of Congress. This one shows the fountain in all her glory on Devonshire Road, just south of the old Train Station, approximately across the street from…
Ferry Docks - 1925
July 26, 2013
No real info on the back of this one. It simply reads: “Scene at Windsor, Ont. Canada”, it’s dated May 26, 1925. Probably take from the intersection of what is today Ouellette and Riverside looking into Dieppe Park, this shot shows the Ferry Terminal at the…
Goyeau & Elliott - 1945
July 19, 2013
The photo above was taken September 27, 1945. It was shot by the Detroit Bureau of the Acme Photo Co. It shows Goyeau at Elliott looking north.
The caption on the back reads as follows:
WINDSOR, ONT. — Hundreds of Detroit drivers
form long lines prior to making their…
Ouellette Avenue Looking South - c. 1914
July 15, 2013
This shot looking south west from the corner of Riverside and Ouellette was taken from the roof of the old British American hotel (which I don’t think has ever really been featured on here…). You can see the old bank on the corner that will remain in storage for…
S.W. & A 451 - 1938
July 12, 2013
A neat photo of SW & A Amherstburg Interurban Car # 451.
This picture was taken May 5, 1938, the note on it reads that taken prior to scrapping.
This car was purchased new in 1924 from the Ottawa Car Company and ran until service on the Ameherstburg line converted to…