DetroitOld PhotographsWindsor

Ambassador Bridge - c. 1928

January 9, 2015
A photo of what must have been the winter of 1928-1929 as the bridge towers are done, but the roadway is still being laid. Given the arctic blast of the last few days and the snow, it feels like today’s post is a natural fit. This shot is looking east, Detroit on the left, and the Border Cities on the right. Have a great weekend everyone, see you back here Monday. **Also I’ve had a…
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Essex CountyOld PhotographsWindsor

The Amherstburg Stage - c. 1880

January 5, 2015
From Frederick Neal’s 1909 book “The Township of Sandwich”: The Amherstburg Stage Ready to start from the Windsor Post Office with mail for Sandwich and Amherstburg and intermediate points. Wm. Fox, the veteran stage driver, stands at the rear of his…
Demolitiongoing, going, gone...Windsor

Former GM Plant Demolition

January 2, 2015
I finally had the opportunity over the holidays to get by and check out the demolition occurring at the old GM Transmission Plant on Kildare Rd. Looks like the demolition started on the south side, on the WWII era Border Cities Industries section, which is now, nothing more than a memory. Just a pile of twisted metal and bricks remain where we made machine guns during WWII, and which later…
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