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Walkerville's Shame

July 18, 2007

Sadly, what should be one of not only Walkerville’s, but also one of Windsor’s grandest homes, has been slowly spiraling into a massive pile of crap. This house on Ontario Street, was built by rum runner Harry Low during the prohibition era. Following Low’s ownership the house was owned from the 1950’s until the early 1990’s by Paul Martin Sr. The house has been in…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

First Greyhound Station

July 17, 2007

To commemorate the opening of the new bus station, we take a look back through some old photos from the Bernie Drouillard Collection. Before the need for a bus station when Windsor’s public transportation system ran on steel rails, the Park Building at Park and…

Photo Du Jour Windsor

Seagrave Fire

July 16, 2007

Thursday night/Friday morning saw a fire over on Walker Rd. at the historic Seagrave Factory. For a bit of background on the building, see this post from March 20th, 2006. Luckily the fire that has been ruled as arson, didn’t cause any major damage to the century old…

Photo Du Jour Postcards Windsor

Downtown - 1905

July 13, 2007

So, 102 years ago, this is how Riverside Drive looked. The saddest thing about the photo above is that over the last century we have managed to demolished every last building visible. To get a similar view today, you would be standing in the middle of Riverside Dr. In front of the Cleary er… St. Clair Centre for the Arts… looking east. All the buildings on the left of the photo are…

Photo Du Jour Windsor

Windsor Castle Cafe

July 12, 2007

This vintage brochure dates to about 1935. This house was the residence of Vital Ouellette and his wife, and originally sat on the corner of Ouellette & Chatham. In the first few years of the 20th century, the Bank of Montreal bought the land on the corner of Chatham…

Photo Du Jour Windsor

Then and Now - Drouillard Road

July 10, 2007

Above is a shot looking north on Drouillard from Wyandotte St., during the Ford Blockade of 1945. Sadly everything north of the Windsor Co-operative Bakery has been demolished. The stairs are now fenced in and filled in with concrete. The entire Drouillard Road Subway is…

Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

Chrysler Canada Plant no. 1

July 9, 2007

Today’s entry is for Paul, who recently asked for more information about the old Plant no. 1. Plant 1 stood at the n.e. corner of Tecumseh & McDougall. The site now occupied by a shopping plaza. Plant 1 was originally the plant of the Maxwell-Chalmers Motor Car Co. and was built c. 1920. Maxwell – Chalmers became the Chrysler Corporation in 1925. The plant on Tecumseh Rd was…

Photo Du Jour Postcards Windsor

Dominion Fish Hatchery - Sandwich

July 6, 2007

Here’s another old postcard to take us into the weekend. This one dates to about 1909, and was published by Fred Neal. Neal was a local historian who document life in Sandwich with his book “The Township Of Sandwich” which he published along with a series…

Photo Du Jour Windsor

Graham-Paige Motor Car Factory

July 4, 2007

Thousands of cars a day stream past this old brick factory on Wyandotte St. E. most if not all of them without giving any thought to the history of this former Automotive Assembly Plant. Like many old factories, it was great to live super close to work. This factory pumped…