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Ouellette & Riverside - 1920

March 17, 2010
Awww c’mon… Another postcard post! Sorry, for the lack of variety in the posts lately, I’ve found myself with less and less free time of late, so the post that require less work are the ones coming out lately… Soon enough though, spring is in the air, and the camera will soon be out on the prowl, and lots of new subject matter will come along with the spring (at least I…
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Howard Avenue Looking North - 1920

March 15, 2010
Today is an old post card that says it is looking north on Howard Avenue. I have driven Howard several times, but I have never been able to locate anything visible in the postcard. Given the corner location and age, I suspect it was either taken at the corner of Gilles or…
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Ferry Landing - 1920

March 8, 2010
A postcard today, that I hadn’t come across before… It’s an interesting view of the Ferry Landing, from about 1920, and at the height of the auto age. The cars are coming off the ferry, and it looks like some are lined up on the right waiting to get on the…
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Humpty Dumpty Trailer Court - Revisited

March 5, 2010
Back in December we paid a visit to the Humpty Dumpty Trailer Court, I recently came across this picture of the place as well: Tel. Yorktown 9-4260 For Reservations On No. 2 Hwy. Walker Rd at Traffic Light. 10 Minutes to Downtown Windsor or Detroit – Swimming Pool – T.V. – Room…
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University Of Windsor - Mid 1960's

February 22, 2010
Today’s post is a postcard of the University of Windsor from the early to mid 1960’s. The caption on the back of the card reads as follows: UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR Windsor, Ontario, Canada A portion of the University of Windsor campus includes the steps of the…
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Mai-Mai Tavern

February 12, 2010
A recent postcard I picked up off of eBay: MAI-MAI (MEANS FINE FOOD) This is one of the new bright lights for dining out, if you happen to be in the Windsor area. Tourists are treated to the finest in Chinese atmosphere and fine food. Your host Chuck Gan will be more than…
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Rail Stations Through The Years

February 1, 2010
WALKERVILLE – PERE MARQUETTE The station above was on Devonshire Road in Walkerville. The station was designed by Detroit Architects Mason & Rice, in 1890. The station was demolished in 1957. Here’s the site of the station today. Today Via services are run out of the new Walkerville station, with talk of replacing this station with a new one. GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD/CANADIAN…
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331 Ouellette Avenue

January 25, 2010
One of the more interesting facades along Ouellette Ave, belongs to the building now occupied by the Mandarin House at 331 Ouellette. The building was home to Red Robin Ladies Apparel in the 1950’s and I think prior to that it was home to the Good Housekeeping store.
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Hiram Walker & Sons - 1950's

January 11, 2010
Here’s an interesting view I recently picked up. It’s a colour view of the Hiram Walker Distillery from the water, before the redevelopment of site that took place in the late 1950’s. I think many of the “new” buildings were erected around…