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Ouellette & Wyandotte - c 1939

January 23, 2015

Photo © the Bernie Drouillard Collection, used with permission, digitized by John Stefani A neat shot towards the end start of WWII, looking south on Ouellette from just south of Wyandotte Street. As you can see there has been an on street bus terminal there, as long as Windsor has had buses. The corner of the Dominion grocery store is visible on the right side of the photo, while the former…

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Lindon Brooks - Pioneer of Motormen - 1935

January 21, 2015

Mr. Lindon Clark Brooks – Drove the first Trolley Car His obituary ran on Page 5 of the January 16, 1935 edition of the Border Cities Star, exactly 80 years ago, last Friday. “Windsor’s first street car motorman – and, incidentally, the first street…

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Proposed Detroit River Memorial Tunnel - 1918

January 19, 2015

This rendering above was proposed in July 1918, involved six giant elevators to take cars down to a road, where you would drive under the river, and take an elevator up at the other end. The plan also called for pedestrians as well. Just one of many ideas floated that never…

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The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School – 1923 – Part II

January 16, 2015

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The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School - 1923 - Part I

January 14, 2015

Built in 1923, the school was designed by local architect David J. Cameron. It stands at the north west corner of Parent & Giles. It is currently home to the Giles Campus French Immersion School. Contained in this post are a series of photographs taken shortly after the…

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333 Eugenie St E

January 12, 2015

I’ve always been fond of the small brick building on the south side of Eugenie between Howard & McDougall. It’s got some nice mid-century offset brickwork on the facade, as seen in the photo above from 2007. My favourite feature by far though, was always…

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Ambassador Bridge - c. 1928

January 9, 2015

A photo of what must have been the winter of 1928-1929 as the bridge towers are done, but the roadway is still being laid. Given the arctic blast of the last few days and the snow, it feels like today’s post is a natural fit. This shot is looking east, Detroit on the left, and the Border Cities on the right. Have a great weekend everyone, see you back here Monday. **Also I’ve had a…

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The Bishop's Palace - Sandwich - c. 1875

January 7, 2015

Image courtesy of SWODA Located in Sandwich, just to the west of Assumption Church, along Huron Church Road. It was built in 1861 by Bishop Pinsonneault as his residence, when he moved the seat of the diocese from London to Sandwich. Of course the see was moved back to…

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The Amherstburg Stage - c. 1880

January 5, 2015

From Frederick Neal’s 1909 book “The Township of Sandwich”: The Amherstburg Stage Ready to start from the Windsor Post Office with mail for Sandwich and Amherstburg and intermediate points. Wm. Fox, the veteran stage driver, stands at the rear of his…