Old PhotographsWindsor

1799 Wyandotte St. E. - Former Bank of Montreal

January 24, 2011
In my opinion one of the nicest buildings on Wyandotte Street. This white terra-cotta clad Beaux-Arts stlye building was originally commissioned by the Merchants Bank Of Canada. It was designed by the firm Of Hogle & Davis of Montreal in 1912. Hogle & Davis designed many locations for the Merchants Bank, from Halifax to Calgary. It was announced in 1921, that the Bank of Montreal would…
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Ojibway Blast Furnace - 1935

January 21, 2011
Happy Friday everyone! This Friday’s old photo is dated August 18, 1935, and the caption reads “Canadian Steel Plant Ojibway”. In this photo we’re looking east back towards Brighton Beach, the river is to our back, and that boat slip, is the one we…
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Official Pocket Map of The Border Cities

January 19, 2011
During the pre-depression days when the bridge was nearing completion, there were many different companies purchasing land and sub-dividing it, expecting to strike gold. However as the stock market crashed, these properties remained vacant, and along the way only a handful…
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3584 Victoria - Mrs. F.E. Currah Residence

January 17, 2011
This beauty in South Windsor was built in 1929, for Mrs. F. E. Currah. She was the manager of the Windsor Supply Co., which is listed in the old City Directories as being a place to get “threshers’ supplies”. The house appeared in the December 31, 1929 issue of the paper, as one of the fine residences erected in the past year. The house was designed by Pennington & Boyde…
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Windsor

3549 Victoria

January 10, 2011
John Boyde House – second wife 1927 – lost depression etc… Today we head back to South Windsor, and back to Victoria Boulevard, and a look at 3549 Victoria. This house with the crazy brick work was designed by John Boyde, a partner in the firm of…
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Hotel Dieu

January 7, 2011
Another Friday, and once again, another old photo. Today’s picture doesn’t have a date on the back, only a handwritten note reading “Hotel Dieu defrauded hospital”, the only other mark is a stamp that reads “Detroit Times Reference Dept.” Judging from the car parked out front of the hospital, I would place a date of the mid 1920’s. Although the car…
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Windsor

3424 Victoria

January 3, 2011
Happy New Year everyone! Welcome back post holidays to the first post of 2011. 2011 marks year number 8 for International Metropolis, but when you take into account grandfather of this site which was www.old-detroit.com (a partial version can be seen here thanks to the…