Chez Gyliane - 1988
October 14, 2011
From a restaurant review that ran in the Free Press, April 22, 1988:
The building at Wyandotte and Kildare is more well known today as the Kildare House…
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In the mid 1990’s I believe it was known as either Shilhouettes or the Limelight Lounge?
451 Park Street West - 1965
October 12, 2011
So this picture ran on the Windsor Star’s from the vault the other week. I thought it was pretty neat old shot of the School Board offices, and deserved further investigation. So here it is, from June 24, 1965:
NEW AND OLD – Work has been completed on a $462,000 addition to the Windsor Board of Education’s administration building. The new wing creates a striking contrast…
Walkerville High School
October 10, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Back in July, we looked at Walkerville’s High School, and in the comments of that thread, some were asking about post cards of the school, so I dug one up.
It is a handsome building, but whoever was responsible for the window replacement…
Devonshire Mall - 1976
October 7, 2011
From the Detroit Free Press, November 28, 1976:
Windsor’s Devonshire Mall, where you can find European clothes and children’s toys, inexpensive crystal, genuine Delft, and English Christmas delicacies.
How things change.
Have a good weekend everyone, see you…
Edgewater Thomas Inn - Riverside
October 5, 2011
One of the old prohibition era roadhouses, was the Edgewater Inn, in Riverside. It was owned by Bertha Thomas, a very colourful character, who moved to Riverside from Detroit as a widow in the early 1920’s. She died in 1955.
Later known as Adam Martini’s, the old tavern burned down in 1970. It was located on Riverside Drive & Bertha Street. Lilly Kazzilli’s was built on the…
Reaume Park
October 3, 2011
An early postcard view of Reaume Park from the late 1930’s. From the City of Windsor’s parks history:
Coventry Gardens
Commonly known as: Reaume Park, Coventry Gardens
Former/other names: Ford Street Park
Location: along the riverfront between Thompson…
St. Mary's Church - Walkerville - 1904
September 30, 2011
Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress
Last Friday of September! Today’s old photo comes again from the collection of the Library of Congress, and the Detroit Publishing Company Archives.
Today we take a look at St. Mary’s Church, designed by Cram…