Today’s photo comes courtesy of regular reader Mark, it was taken by his grandfather William Rudkin around 1927 from the ferry to Detroit.
The quality and sharpness on those old photographs is simply outstanding. The detail can really take you back in time…
This detail crop of Ouellette and Riverside (sorry about the colour correction… 🙂 ) is interesting as it appears to show a traffic signal cop in the middle of the intersection with a streetcar behind him. The low-rise building behind the cigar sign is still there on Ouellette (home to Wooley Bully’s today), and along with a small part of the Manning House Hotel one block south are the only buildings in the entire photograph still standing.
In 80 years, without even a major catastrophe to blame, we have managed to completely wipe our built heritage from downtown Windsor. Sad.
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Absolutely amazing. I didn't think there was money for anymore downtown construction. Are they gonna demolish the Irish pub behind it too? It's too bad for that pub. I really liked the architecture of that building.
for what reason again??? why do i get the feeling you have something up your sleeve andrew? lol
ahhh i see it's on the heritage inventory. most of it anyways lol. they just can't leave that little bit of history standing can they. it must be driving eddie nuts having to see what was one a prosperous city. at least there's time to raise a stink
I'll cover it on Tuesday next week, but in a nutshell, the park of the building that remains, is such a small part, that the building has lost most of its context. The best part of the building was demolished in the 1960's. It's not like the building is coming down for a vacant lot either, there is a concrete plan to redevelop the site with a sign tennant.
Based on that the Heritage Committee decided to not move to force designation.
Have you been able to come across any architect renderings of what this new building is supposed to look like or is it coming up Tuesday? I can't find it anywhere in a google search. If the plan is so concrete, why haven't the photos been released yet?
I have seen the renderings. It will be a 4 story glass box basically. It won't be square but will have some bump outs, etc...
Very modern, but nothing spectacular. I'm not sure why no renderings have been released, but the develloper had them at the heritage committee meeting. It will be an improvement over the vacant mess that's currently on the corner.
For four stories, it doesn't even seem like it's worth the trouble for prime downtown land. Will it even have underground parking? Did they mention what's going to happen to their current location? Will it end up being vacant like the CIBC building on Wyandotte St or is it something that just doesn't get asked.
well david, if history has taught us anything about that historic neck of our woods.........eeeeyeah. underground parking should be manditory downtown for new construction in the core or near residential areas now. we can't keep razing buildings and houses. but again...history tells me that the irish pub will have to make way for 33 new spots.
thanks andrew! didn't expect an answer this early lol, usually just me right now. i guess i understand the heritage commities position, but i've always enjoyed looking at that building and letting myself kinda drift back in time. it's the only remaing glimpse at how our downtown used to look *sigh* guess i'd better go take pics of the ol girl before she's gone.
Yeah, you're not the only one working midnights this week... :)
Yeah, grab some photos while you can. it will be gone sooner rather than later. Likely in the next month or so...
has anyone here ever been inside the upper floors of the manning house? i wonder if it's "modernized" or if it's still pretty much still intact. if she's still fairly original, someone needs to get pics of the inside.