Some of these I may have posted before, others maybe not…
These are from my personal collection, and they date to about 1910-1915…
The Canadian Club sign on the docks at Walkerville. It was designed by Albert Kahn.
Riverside Dr. (then Sandwich St.) looking east from around Ferry St. Note the sign for the Evening Record on top of the buildings on the left. That was their home until they moved to their present location on Ferry and Pitt. The Record eventually became the Windsor Star in 1918.
An unknown structure, likely on Riverside Drive between the ferry docks and the Hiram Walker brewery.
The rear of the Hiram Walker offices. The vantage point of this shot is very high, and would have been taken from the water. The shooter must have been on a large boat? There was some kind of party going on, note the large tent in the foreground.
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Above is a photo of the home of Mr & Mrs Oswald Janisse, located at…
in 1917 two Greek brothers Gus & Harry Lukos purchased a one story building on…
Photo from Google Streetview A long time reader sent me an email the other week…
An unremarkable end to a part of Windsor's history. The large vacant house at 841…
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Fantastic photos you have here! : )
I may me wrong but the unknown building looks a lot like the old post office on Devonshire near Riverside Dr.
I agree with John. That looks like it was taken on Devonshire looking towards Riverside