Tunnel Entrance - c 1931
January 28, 2015
A postcard view from the early 1930s, looking at the entrance to what was then the new Windsor-Detroit tunnel. Despite all kinds of plaza improvements, and new buildings over the years, the flow has stayed the same. Enter on the right, and returning traffic makes a hard…
Ferry Docks - Ouellette & Riverside c. 1930
January 26, 2015
An old view in this postcard, looking north towards the river up Ouellette Avenue at the intersection with what was then Sandwich Street. The Ferry Docks at the foot of Ouellette are visible, along with the Ritz Hotel to the left and the old British-American Hotel on the…
Ouellette & Wyandotte - c 1939
January 23, 2015
Photo © the Bernie Drouillard Collection, used with permission, digitized by John Stefani
A neat shot towards the end start of WWII, looking south on Ouellette from just south of Wyandotte Street. As you can see there has been an on street bus terminal there, as long as Windsor has had buses. The corner of the Dominion grocery store is visible on the right side of the photo, while the former…
Lindon Brooks - Pioneer of Motormen - 1935
January 21, 2015
Mr. Lindon Clark Brooks – Drove the first Trolley Car
His obituary ran on Page 5 of the January 16, 1935 edition of the Border Cities Star, exactly 80 years ago, last Friday.
“Windsor’s first street car motorman – and, incidentally, the first street…
Proposed Detroit River Memorial Tunnel - 1918
January 19, 2015
This rendering above was proposed in July 1918, involved six giant elevators to take cars down to a road, where you would drive under the river, and take an elevator up at the other end. The plan also called for pedestrians as well.
Just one of many ideas floated that never…
The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School - 1923 - Part I
January 14, 2015
Built in 1923, the school was designed by local architect David J. Cameron. It stands at the north west corner of Parent & Giles. It is currently home to the Giles Campus French Immersion School. Contained in this post are a series of photographs taken shortly after the…
333 Eugenie St E
January 12, 2015
I’ve always been fond of the small brick building on the south side of Eugenie between Howard & McDougall. It’s got some nice mid-century offset brickwork on the facade, as seen in the photo above from 2007.
My favourite feature by far though, was always…