Back To The Foundry
February 25, 2008
Hope everyone had a good weekend… Today we head back over to the Ford Foundry, and a few more reader submitted photos.
Richard V. sent along these four following photos –
Thanks for sharing these photos with…
More Steinberg's
February 22, 2008
Reader Darren sent along a few Steinberg’s pictures from his collection… Thanks Darren!
A clipping from the Windsor Star during the demolition in 1992…
… and this photo above. He writes:
I have a photo I took inside there after it closed and…
Steinberg's
February 22, 2008
Another email I got last week was from reader Pete, who was wondering if I had anything on the old Steinberg’s downtown.
This photo above comes from the book “Windsor 1892-1992 – A centennial celebration” , by Trevor Price and Larry Kulisek. The caption to the photo from the book noted that the building at the time had stood vacant for over 20 years.
The three…
Purity Dairy
February 21, 2008
I got an email last week from regular reader Ross, who asked about the old Purity Dairy Building at 1501 Howard Ave.
The old building has under gone many name changes over the years, but it was built in 1929 by local architects Shepard & Mason. The building was altered…
Security Building
February 20, 2008
January 29, Ted in Toronto asked about the Security Building, where his father had his offices for 40 years.
The rendering above appeared in The Border Cities Star, December 31, 1926.
The building designed by architects Pennington & Boyde, was built in 1927.
The…
More W.E & LS Railway
February 19, 2008
More old photos of the W.E. & LS Railway, from the Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitized by John Stefani.
Waiting Room & General Offices at Kingsville. From the Ontario Hydro archives. c. 1921.
Waiting Room & Freight Shed at Essex. From the Ontario Hydro archives. c. 1921.
The Powerhouse at Kingsville. From the Ontario Hydro archives. c. 1921. The powerhouse is still standing…
W.E. & LS Railway
February 18, 2008
Back in the old days, travel between the city and the county, wasn’t always easy. Around 1906, The Hydro-Electric System (forerunners of Ontario Hydro) created several lines of interurban electric railroads. The Windsor, Essex and Lakeshore Rapid Railway operated until…
LaBelle Building
February 15, 2008
Designed by architects C. Howard Crane and J. C. Pennington, the LaBelle building was commissioned by local physician James LaBelle, who also built and owned the still standing LaBelle Terrace downtown.
The multi-use LaBelle Building, with offices above and ground floor…