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Canadian Automotive Trim - 1949

February 25, 2013
Located on Walker Road, the building was located on the east side just south of Edna street. View Larger Map The plant, owned by National Automotive Fibres Inc. had a sister operation open in Ajax in 1953. It manufactured interior trim parts for Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, American Motors and Studebaker. In 1957 the Windsor plant was closed and all the work was moved to the new operation in…
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Gus's - 1954

February 1, 2013
From the 1954 tourist guide once again… Today we look at Gus’s in Remington Park. The motel is still there, although it doesn’t look like there’s a restaurant anymore… View Larger Map Happy February everyone, have a good weekend, see you back…
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Appearing at The Embassy - 1973

January 30, 2013
This ad ran in the Windsor Star in February, 1973. It advertises upcoming bands playing at the Embassy Hotel, one of the bands scheduled in the ad was a little Canadian band by the name of Rush. View Larger Map Today the Embassy Hotel, is best known as the Little Memphis Cabaret. If you’re a music fan at all, think about the fact that Rush once played in this buildingnext time you cruise by…
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Tunnel Bar-B-Q - 1954

January 28, 2013
From the same Windsor Tourist Guide of 1954, comes this ad that has been posted on this site previously. It was last posted back in 2008. But that was five years ago, and it is an interesting ad, that is now 49 years old. There aren’t too many restaurants in Windsor…
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First Game - Detroit Cougars - 1926

January 7, 2013
In honour of hockey season making a return, we take a look at the Detroit Cougars (the Red Wing nickname didn’t come into use until 1932) inaugural season in 1926, played right here at the Border Cities Arena. The first team in 1926-27. From Wikipedia: At the April 18, 1926 NHL meetings to discuss expansion of the NHL, five applications were received from Detroit along with three from…
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Cunningham Sheet Metal

October 24, 2012
I recently came across this ad from 1932. The business is still in the same spot, and got me thinking… Are there any other business beside Hiram Walker & Sons, Chrysler & Cunningham, that are still around from the days of Walkerville? There must be a…