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McLaughlin Park

August 12, 2008
For the next few days, we’re going to take a look at some of Windsor’s sub-division history. Up first, is this ad that ran in the Border Cities Star September 24, 1920. Being beside the land that was designated as the General Motors Corporation Subdivision, some developer decided to try and cash in on that, and the name of the head of GM Canada, Sam McLaughlin, with this…
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Downtown Motor Sales

August 11, 2008
It’s always fun to find out about a buildings past… I stumbled across this ad for Downtown Motor Sales, a Studebaker-Packard dealership from August 1956. It was probably the wrong time to open a new dealership, and this was likely one of the last…
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Devonshire Mall - 1976

July 24, 2008
Another recent arrival at the IM.com archives was a bunch of old Windsor promotional material from the mid to late 1970’s. The “vintage” Devonshire Mall ad below graced the back cover of the 1976 “Guide to Windsor and district” brochure.
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The Electric House

July 2, 2008
Built in 1925 by the Reaume Company, Windsor’s pre-eminent developers of the pre World War II era… The showpiece of the the Pillette Road, Ford City sub-division… The Electric House! The Reaume Company ran many ad’s for this subdivision in the Border Cities Star, including several full page ad’s like this one from September 1925… I like how one of the selling…
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Hi-Ho

May 14, 2008
From the September 3, 1968 issue of the Windsor Star, is this ad from Hi-Ho restaurants. Hi-Ho was a local chain of drive-in burger joints, that was founded in 1937. A letter was sent by the owner to Walt Disney asking permission to use “Hi-Ho”. A letter was…
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Lyttle's - 507 Ouellette

April 8, 2008
Today’s post is for Ruth, who asked in the comments yesterday if anyone remebered Lyttle’s. Below is an ad from 1954: I’m not so sure about that math however… By my calculations, they have been celebrating their 40th anniversary for half a…
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Mario's - 1948

March 4, 2008
OK, so who out there remembers this Mario’s location? This is at Tecumseh and Ouellettte, in the X-Ray clinic that can’t keep a restaurant open. If we were to peel away all the layers is this underneath? This is from the 1948 Visitor’s Guide. The location…
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United Grill

February 28, 2008
From my 1954 Visitor’s Guide, the only other restuarant still open, the United Grill on University Ave near the old Greyhound Station. A gleaming white, streamlined modern architectural beauty. The interior looks like it was quite the hopping place at one time.