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Downtown Windsor Early 1940's

May 28, 2007
Three more vintage shots today from the Bernie Drouillard collection. The photo above is dated June 1941, and shows a street scene of Ouellette Ave. looking north from Wyandotte Street. Note the old streetcar tracks are still visible on Ouellette Ave. This shot shows the same view a few years later. The bunting has been removed along with the “Victory Bonds” banner. Perhaps this is…
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Signs of the past

May 25, 2007
Here are a few more oldies from the archives. The sign above hung on the Walker Boys appliance store on Wyandotte St. E between Lincoln & Winderemere. It was removed several years ago. This one was found deep behind the long gone California’s. I’m not sure…
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The Floor Store - Then and Now

May 21, 2007
The picture above is from 1965, when this store on Tecumshed Rd. E, just east of Jefferson was known as Ajax Building Materials. For some reason someone along the way covered over the front windows…. Oh well, at least they take both Master Charge and Chargex! 😉 I…
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Old Tepperman's

May 18, 2007
This one is for John, who earlier in the week reminded me of these photos. This building was originally home to Tepperman’s Furniture Store. It was clad in corrugated metal, and spent many years as a CAW hall. The new owners mercifully removed the corrugated metal, and prior to covering it in stucco, allowed it to briefly grace Ottawa Street with its glass block windows and glazed buff…
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Old Service Station

May 16, 2007
We might as well make this stuff that’s gone week 🙂 Although it’s hard to see in the photo, this old service station at Seminole & Drouillard until recently still retained its original enamaled steel panels. These were very popular in the 1930’s…