Wyandotte and Ouellette - c. 1965
June 3, 2013
A neat view of Ouellette Avenue looking north towards Wyandotte street, from about the mid 1960’s.
This corner is my favourite part of the card. The Johnson & McWhinnie designed Bank of Montreal Building, that was sadly reclad in the mid 1990’s, but beyond…
515-523 Chatham Street East
May 31, 2013
The other week this picture above was posted as 527-533 Chatham Street East bit the dust. The building immediately west at 515-523 was still standing, but boarded up.
This is how it looked in the spring of 2009.
Earlier this week, I cruised past and noticed it too was…
A neat shot here of the old Central Fire Headquarters, on Pitt Street. It was located on the north side of the street, directly across from the old City Market, between Windsor Avenue and McDougall. Designed by Albert Lothian, the building was eventually replaced by the…
Prince Edward Hotel - 1928
May 22, 2013
A neat old postcard view, this one dated 1928, of the “new” Prince Edward Hotel on Ouellette and Park. Sadly this one too is long gone. I like the little bot of artistic license take with the hustle and bustle in the foreground. My favourite is the dude in…
Devonshire Road - c. 1910
May 15, 2013
Back when Walkerville was a self contained community, this view show how well this little town was connected to the outside world.
Streetcar tracks are visible in the road. The Train station is just past the bank, and at the end of the road the Ferry to Detroit.
It’s funny sad how backwards we’ve gone. On the bright side, the Albert Kahn designed bank is still standing and still in…
Manning House - c. 1912 - Ouellette Avenue
May 13, 2013
Going through some old postcards, I came across this one showing the Manning House Hotel and on the right hand side, and bit of a glimpse of the old Post Office. This card dates to around 1910-1912 and shows a bustling downtown corner, complete with the streetcar rumbling…
Wowsers! Take a look at this place that was located on Ouellette Avenue. In 1919 this old mansion was home to the Knights of Columbus. In 1922 ground was broken on the back half of the property for a new K of C hall, which still stands today fronting Pelissier.
In that…