Ouellette and University c. 1925
June 13, 2014
An interesting shot looking west along London Street (today’s University Ave) from the intersection of Ouellette and London. The Labelle Building is on the left, and the Imperial Bank on the right. In the distance beyond the street car is the Capitol Theatre at…
Shore Acres - c. 1910
June 2, 2014
This is a postcard view titled Shore Acres. The post card view is of the area of Riverside between Bridge and Rankin, what was once the old Rankin homestead. It was home to Col. Rankin until his death in 1893. This building burned down in 1925. That same year, a new building was erected on the property and the Shore Acres Hotel and Tavern opened for business. The hotel closed in the early…
Wyandotte Street - 1912
May 30, 2014
An interesting postcard view simply labeled as Wyandotte Street. No cross street is given. Seeing as it is labeled as Windsor and not Walkerville, it must be somewhere in the core area, maybe Victoria, Dougall, Janette? No clues to the direction either. Anyone have any…
Metropole Tavern - c. 1960
April 16, 2014
An old postcard shot looking south on Walker Road at Niagara Street in Walkerville. It shows what was then the Metropole Tavern, it was more recently known as Big Tony’s after a long run as California’s.
A detail shot of the great old neon sign that once graced the facade of this old watering hole.
From the back of the postcard:
THE METROPOLE, 917 Walker Road, Windsor, Ontario
Canada.
Patterson Collegiate Institute
April 11, 2014
A few shots of Windsor’s first secondary school. Located on Goyeau and Elliot, directly across the street from where today you will find the Central Fire Hall. The site today is unsurprisingly a parking lot.
The photo above was taken around 1920, while below is a…
King Edward School - Walkerville - c. 1910
April 9, 2014
The original Albert Kahn designed school, built in 1906. It was located on Chilver Rd, on a block bounded by Chilver, Cataraqui, Windermere and Niagara in old Walkerville. The building was demolished in 1997 and was replaced with a modern box. Token architectural features…