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Waddell's - The Wonderland of Televisions and Appliances

September 24, 2008
The other week in the comments, reader JAYPEE asked: Any chance you have any info on a place called Wadell’s which was located on University Ave. at the corner of Janette [EDIT] Cameron. They used to sell appliances and electronics. Here you are JAYPEE. I’m not sure about the timelines for this business, the photos on this page are from the Windsor Star in December 1952. What I do…
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C.H. McInnis

September 23, 2008
Here’s another then and now left over from the other week… 1952 2008 This one is located on Walker Road, just north of Tecumseh Road. Look at the front window, probably one of the few times, that glass block was removed and replaced with windows, as opposed to…
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Downtown Chevrolet Oldsmobile

September 19, 2008
The photo above is from 1929, and shows the new garage of Easton-Edwards Chevrolet. The description said it was on Goyeau near Tuscarora. I always thought it was an interesting looking place, and wondered what happened to it. Then in a newspaper from 1952, I stumbled across…
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National Auto Radiator

September 16, 2008
If last week was tour week, then this week is old ad’s/then and now week… From December 1952: National Auto Radiator, better known as the Narmco Group today. Look at the little tiny factory… It’s still there on Airport Rd., only there has been an…
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Ambassador Motors

September 15, 2008
Here’s an old Ad from 1952 that caught my eye. I always liked this building, and I thought it had interesting brickwork over the doors. Check out that Neon sign… Sadly there was a huge fire at a body shop last year, and the building burned as part of the…
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Best Roofing

September 4, 2008
This building at the end of Aylmer at Riverside Dr. has always caught my eye. (excuse the old photo, but it is after labour day now… It’s coming :)) I think I always liked the painted sign over the door. Going through the microfilm at the library, I came across this ad from July, 1936. Now I always assumed that Best Roofing, was the name because they were thought they were the…
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Rossini Court Parkways

August 14, 2008
Driving out along Tecumseh Road East, at Rossini, you may have noticed them before, or you may not have. At the entrance to this planned community, stands large brick “gates”. This ad ran in the Border Cities Star, March 3, 1923: Make sure you “look for…
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St. Rose Development

August 13, 2008
Continuing along with the look at old Subdivision, we head out to Riverside today. From the Border Cities Star – June 14, 1924: Another ad that ran on June 12, 1924, featured these photos: Sadly, a drive out there didn’t unveil any houses to me that looked…