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Waddell's - The Wonderland of Televisions and Appliances

September 24, 2008
The other week in the comments, reader JAYPEE asked: Any chance you have any info on a place called Wadell’s which was located on University Ave. at the corner of Janette [EDIT] Cameron. They used to sell appliances and electronics. Here you are JAYPEE. I’m not sure about the timelines for this business, the photos on this page are from the Windsor Star in December 1952. What I do…
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C.H. McInnis

September 23, 2008
Here’s another then and now left over from the other week… 1952 2008 This one is located on Walker Road, just north of Tecumseh Road. Look at the front window, probably one of the few times, that glass block was removed and replaced with windows, as opposed to…
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Downtown Chevrolet Oldsmobile

September 19, 2008
The photo above is from 1929, and shows the new garage of Easton-Edwards Chevrolet. The description said it was on Goyeau near Tuscarora. I always thought it was an interesting looking place, and wondered what happened to it. Then in a newspaper from 1952, I stumbled across an ad from Downtown Chev Olds. The photo, gives us a better view of the building and an address! You can see the building…
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Waffle's Electric

September 18, 2008
From 1952: A similar view today. Waffle’s just sold the building in the last couple of months, and has moved on. Interesting to note on the Fire Insurance Map from 1937, it shows the business as Moncur-Waffle. Moncur’s is still in business today, on Eugenie. A…
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Local Amenities

September 17, 2008
At the last Windsor-Essex Blogger Meeting, there was an idea to make a post today about your neighbourhood, and its amenities or lack there of. You could post about something your neighbourhood has, that you like, or something that you wish you had that you…
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National Auto Radiator

September 16, 2008
If last week was tour week, then this week is old ad’s/then and now week… From December 1952: National Auto Radiator, better known as the Narmco Group today. Look at the little tiny factory… It’s still there on Airport Rd., only there has been an expansion or two in the last 56 years… As you can see, the rest of the complex has sprouted up around the original…
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Ambassador Motors

September 15, 2008
Here’s an old Ad from 1952 that caught my eye. I always liked this building, and I thought it had interesting brickwork over the doors. Check out that Neon sign… Sadly there was a huge fire at a body shop last year, and the building burned as part of the…
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Paulin Memorial

September 12, 2008
About a year ago, I featured 1963’s Paulin Memorial, with an exterior visit. Earlier this summer I was able to pay a visit and shoot the inside of this one of a kind structure. There is no other building like this anywhere in the city. Doug Johnson, of the firm…