August 2013 – Page 2 – International Metropolis

American Legion Parade - Goyeau & Park - 1931

August 9, 2013

The caption on the back indicates it was taken for the short lived Detroit Mirror. It is dated September 24, 1931. Reports state that out of the 125,000 Legionnaires who registered at the convention this year, 30,000 of them established temporary residence in Windsor where they could enjoy all the privileges of a Canadian citizen — and they did! With the convention drawing to a close, they…

Essex County Postcards

Windsor, Essex & Lakeshore Rapid Railway Powerhouse - Kingsville

August 7, 2013

The old WE&LS interurban streetcar line that ran from Windsor to Leamington, via Essex and Kingsville may be a long distant memory, but there are a few small traces of the old network still around today. This building on Park Street in Kingsville down near the harbour…

Old Photographs Windsor

Ouellette Avenue - 1927

August 2, 2013

Happy Friday! Today’s picture is uncaptioned but is dated June 7, 1927. The sign up in the top left reads “Welcome Police Chiefs”, so there must have been a conference in town. A neat shot looking north up Ouellette Avenue from University. This is my…