In the comments on Monday’s post, someone asked about what was recently demolished on Ouellette Ave. This small building was the latest victim of demolition. It most recently served as medical offices, probably since at least the 1970’s, but this small building certainly has the look of what was once a motel. Does anyone out there have any memories of this place?
Think there were at least one, maybe two similar structures along Ouellette, all housing medical offices. My ophthalmologist back in the 60’/70’s was in a very similar building a bit farther north I believe. It too looked like it could have once been a motel.
When I was a child in the late 60s/early 70s I used to go to my dentist here where he had an office. Dr. Emon was down the centre courtyard a bit on the right. Of course back then it was better maintained and not as overgrown.
Speaking of structures recently torn down. I was driving down Riverside Dr. E and noticed the old mansion that stood in front of Alexander Park met the wrecking ball. The small brick wall with wrought iron fencing is still standing. For now.
If I recall I believe that iron fence came from the original post office downtown Windsor. I may be wrong but I did read on the website that it was repurposed when the mansion was build. Shame to see one of the last standing mansions of millionaire’s row go away.
There is another structure almost identical of this located to the north (1310 Ouellette). Different colour brick.
They were 3 buildings of this type built on Ouellete Ave as medical offices in the sixties. They were never motels although the one in the 1400 black was recently a massage parlour. Remind me of a California style commercial building.
The building on Riverside Dr. is listed on Google as a bread & breakfast. Before that it was the home of a Dr. Wilson. a dental surgeon.
Read today’s Star about an excavator hitting a gas line on this demo site. They also said it was getting knocked down for a parking lot for a dental office two doors down. I wonder why bungalow courtyard offices like this became such a passing fad?
Back in 1970, I had just given birth to my baby boy. Before he reached 30 days old he wailed with tummy pains from colic. As a new Mom, I was crying as much as he was. On a Sunday evening when I could no longer bear to see my baby hurting, I called our sweet Dr. Zade who without hesitation, asked we meet him at his office at 1522 Ouellette Ave. where he would almost instantly relieve our baby’s pain. I never passed that little building again without thinking of this night. Needless to say, I remained forever grateful to that wonderful man until he died way too soon. How I still miss him., he was an awesome down to earth family physician.