More Buses
September 10, 2007
More gems from the Bernie Drouillard Collection. Thanks to John for scaning them.
This one dates to June of 1967, and shows SWA # 339. Looking south on Ouellette Ave., from the corner at Wyandotte St. The still new-ish Dominion/Reitman’s building built in 1965 is…
More Buses
August 10, 2007
A few more just sent to me by John Stefani, from the Bernie Drouillard collection.
Many thanks to both of them for their work, in digitizing the collection and making it available for viewing.
This one from July 1975, shows SW&A bus 723
This one from February 1976…
First Greyhound Station
July 17, 2007
To commemorate the opening of the new bus station, we take a look back through some old photos from the Bernie Drouillard Collection.
Before the need for a bus station when Windsor’s public transportation system ran on steel rails, the Park Building at Park and…
Tecumseh DUR Station
June 29, 2007
Last Friday, I posted two old Postcards, one of which was a view of the Tecumseh DUR Station and the streetcar loop.
Bernie chimed in with the following information:
The DUR station in Tecumseh was on the north side of the CNR tracks (where Shopper Drugs stands today), was…
A Pair Of Old Postcards
June 22, 2007
Here’s a pair of old postcards, I’ve been meaning to post for a while.
This one is looking south on Chilver from Niagara. That’s the Willistead Park fence on the left. This one is from John Stefani’s personal collection.
This one is the DUR station in Tecumseh. It is from the Bernie Drouillard Collection, I’m not sure where this was. Was/is this the station that is…
London Street Garage
June 5, 2007
A few more today from the Bernie Drouillard collection. Today’s batch focuses on the London Street Car Barns. Today London Street is known as University Ave., and the Car Barns are known as “The Junction”.
This is the building that today houses The…
Downtown Windsor Early 1940's
May 28, 2007
Three more vintage shots today from the Bernie Drouillard collection. The photo above is dated June 1941, and shows a street scene of Ouellette Ave. looking north from Wyandotte Street. Note the old streetcar tracks are still visible on Ouellette Ave.
This shot shows the…