Ouellette & Chatham - 1920
July 29, 2015
Today’s shot is looking at the southeast corner of Ouellette & Chatham in the spring of 1920. This shot shows the then newish Merchant’s Bank on the corner, with the former Ouellette House, that once stood on the corner, just to the east. A busy spring…
Ouellette & Park c. 1949
July 10, 2015
Another week gone. Here’s a view of the north east corner of Ouellette and Park and the long lost Prince Edward Hotel. This building came down in the 1970s and was replaced with the less than inspiring Scotia Bank building.
Have a great weekend everyone, see you back…
Farewell Tunnel Bar-B-Q
July 3, 2015
A few shots from Thursday evening and the remains of the Tunnel Bar-B-Q. Some internal steel is still standing…
But otherwise she’s just a pile of rubble.
This little section at the far east end of the building is all that’s left standing.
While…
Old City Hall - 1920
June 29, 2015
Old City Hall taken in 1920. Formerly a public school it was repurposed and used as Windsor’s second City Hall, until replaced by the current one in 1956.
Now there’s a new one coming, and some discussion has come up about how much should be spent. What do you think? Should Windsor make an impressive City Hall, or should we cheap out and build something bland that will need to be…
Ouellette & Riverside - c. 1925
June 26, 2015
A view here looking north towards the Detroit River along Ouellette from just south of today’s Riverside Drive. It’s always great to look at an image, from less than a century ago, of a pretty major intersection, and there not one single thing still…
Blue Water Dance Pavilion - Tecumseh - c. 1925
June 22, 2015
The picture above comes from regular reader and commenter Jay Thompson Ricard.
Does anyone out there have any stories about this place? It was on the corner of Lesperence & Riverside on the southeast corner. There was a fire in the early 1920’s, but the place…