Old Photographs

The Capitol Theatre - 1927

February 19, 2023
The Capitol Theatre in Downtown Windsor recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Designed by Thomas W. Lamb of New York, the theatre originally opened under the Lowe’s name in December, 1920. Lamb was prolific in his work, designing over 25 theatres across Canada, along with hundreds more in the USA. After a few years the name changed from Loew’s Theatre to the Capitol Theatre as…
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Pacific Park Subdivision - 1925

February 5, 2023
While today it’s just though of as part of the Remington Park neighbourhood, when first laid out and subdivided in 1925, the northern end of the neighbourhood by the tracks was known as Pacific Park. This new subdivision had some subtle and non so subtle racist…