Old Newspaper StoriesOld PhotographsWindsor

Hotel Dieu - 1965

March 30, 2009
From the December 31, 1965 issue of the Windsor Star: Hotel Dieu Hospital in the foreground has undergone a complete renovation in recent years at a cost of several million dollars. The newest phase to be complete is the Sisters’ residence and chapel shown in the left foreground, developed at a cost approaching the $1,000,000 mark. The background shows the Viscount Motor Hotel, fronting…
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PostcardsWindsor

Ambassador Bridge

March 27, 2009
An interesting shot of an early University of Windsor campus. This likely date to the mid 1960’s as both Cody Hall (1961) and the addition to Electa Hall (1962) are visible in the photo. From the back of the card: AMBASSADOR BRIDGE DETROIT, MICHIGAN – WINDSOR…
NewsWindsor

The Art Gallery of Windsor Needs Your Help...

March 25, 2009
In the public interest of keeping things that make Cities interesting running, the most recent worry turns towards the Art Gallery. Funding for quality of life? Only with a huge fight… Funding for a new area on the far end of the city, who’s main tenant is a private business? No problem. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CLICK…
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PostcardsWindsor

New Frontier Motel

March 25, 2009
An old postcard, this one was postmarked in 1988, but I’m fairly sure it’s much older than that. Anyone have any memories of this place? From the back of the card: NEW FRONTIER MOTEL Featuring 121 Modern Air-Conditioned Units. T.V., Radio, Telephones, Wall to…
Old AdsWindsor

Walkerside Dairy

March 24, 2009
Ad from the Border Cities Star – December 31, 1926. This version of the Walker Farms were established around 1904, taking over from the earlier farm that was located at Walker & Tecumseh. As you may recall the manager’s house was demolished a few years…
Old AdsWindsor

Royal Windsor Apartments

March 20, 2009
From that grand plan, we did get 2/3 of it built, sadly the garage was pulled down some time ago, and only the apartment building survives to this day. An ad for the garage from 1937. The apartment building however, is one of the architecturally pleasing buildings in the…
UnbuiltWindsor

Royal Windsor Hotel

March 19, 2009
To file under the “Unbuilt Windsor” section, two renderings for Royal Windsor Hotel (also designed by Trace, O’Dell & Diehl), one from 1927, and one from 1928. The hotel grew during the year that passed between these two renderings, and it was never…