Sandwich Street - Walkerville - c. 1905
December 1, 2014
Image © Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitized by John Stefani
A view of Sandwich Street, in front of the Hiram Walker & Sons Distillery. This view is looking west and in the distance, you can make out the hump of the Peabody Bridge. The overhead wires of the…
Howard & Division c 1928
November 28, 2014
Image © Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitized by John Stefani
An interesting shot looking south on Howard Avenue, from the intersection with Division road. Today’s shot, once again comes from the Bernie Drouillard collection, and thanks as always to John Stefani for digitizing them for us. The tracks in the foreground of the photo is the old interurban street car line, the W.E. & L.S.
The Honeymoon Nest - 1929
November 12, 2014
A photo that appeared in a promotional booklet from 1929, shows the above with the caption: “Honeymoon Nest, Walkerville Tourist Camp”
I half looked for the location of this place of the years, but never come up with where it was actually located. I suppose it…
The Royal Windsor Garage - 334 Dougall - 1937
November 7, 2014
Another one for the lost Windsor category. The long demolish Royal Windsor Garage. The Royal Windsor Garage was located on Dougall between University and Park, and sat to the rear of the Royal Windsor Apartments. The Rose Garden Villa Long Term Care Home currently occupies…
The House of Hospitality - 1938
October 29, 2014
An old ad for the long gone Norton Palmer Hotel at Park & Pelissier. Hard to imagine such a grand old hotel once stood downtown. It’s a shame it never survived. Old hotels just have a certain charm that will never be recreated in more modern ones. The big old…
Bartlet MacDonald & Gow Ltd - 1937
October 24, 2014
An old Ad for Bartlet, MacDonald & Gow, a long time downtown Windsor independent department store. It was founded in 1860, and stayed part of the Windsor retail scene for over a century, before closing its doors in March, 1972.
A great little history of the company can…