The photo above is from 1929, and shows the new garage of Easton-Edwards Chevrolet. The description said it was on Goyeau near Tuscarora. I always thought it was an interesting looking place, and wondered what happened to it.
Then in a newspaper from 1952, I stumbled across an ad from Downtown Chev Olds.
The photo, gives us a better view of the building and an address!
You can see the building noted above in the aerial photograph from 1961. Looking at the building in this view, you can see that like many old urban dealerships, the roof was used as a car lot.
This 1937 map, gives a good idea of the layout of the building.
Here is the site today.
If you visit the site, or even look at it in Google Earth, so can clearly see where the building stood, by the layout of the smaller skinnier parking lot on the site.
It’s a shame we lost that one…
PS -> Don’t forget doors open next Sunday!
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Wow! What a great building that once was! But I am not surprised that a parking lot is there now. That deco style building would be an interesting addition to downtown.
I still don't understand why the bus station was never put there or on Central Chrysler's lot. I guess it makes more sense to put it near an urban village. Because I know so many people like to live next to or near a bus station.
The president is shown as A.E. Stedelbauer. There are Stedelbauer Chevrolet dealerships in Kitchener and Edmonton. Could they be related?
Does anyone know, when this one was taken down?
Stedelbauer at one time also was associiated with the then newer GM dealership at Parent and Tecumseh Rd. E. which opened under the name of L.T. Rowson. The 50's after Ford left Windsor and other cycliical economic downturns in the city were tough on car sales and the business went through several owners until a decade or more later finding stability under a Bill Howiitt namepllate. One of the owners, I think Rowson, had an association with a downtown nightclub, before it was known as the Top Hat under Mike Drakich, and the restaurant across the street, the Dashboard in the bus depot.
Mr. Rowson built Rowson's Tavern- famous for all the chicken you can eat with the longest bar in Ontario.
Mike Drakich purchased the tavern from Mr.Rowson.
WOW! what a great building. i bet that would have made a great venue for small concerts now or.......not like we need any more, a great bar! not one of them kiddie clubs, somethin more........ pub-ish.
andrew, you've been pulling all these "happy new year" and "merry christmas" greetings from some pretty big time companies with no sales pitch attached! the best you get now is "christmas in july" and "new holiday employee pricing (see in store for more details. not everyone is eligible for advertised pricing but we won't tell you that until we have ypou in our office and get you all excited about being able to afford something then we hit you with the real price and you get really sad about it and we laugh and tell you to hit the bricks) for everyone!!!! "
The original owner of dane kane chevrolet cadillac oldsmobile located on division rd also had a previous dealership located downtown windsor that was another name which he purchased. does anyone know if this may be the dealership he bought when he started out his buisiness?
I have an old Windsor newspaper with a full page ad for Downtown Chevrolet Oldsmobile (October 18, 1958). If anyone is interested in it let me know.
I found a vehicle and price list from 1933 showing all vehicles sold by chevrolet and oldsmobile starting with Model 200 5 passenger standard coach at $781.00 to the model 795 5 pass special sedan with trunk at $1640.00. The name J. Oneil is stamped on it. I found it in a hidden staircase going to my attic.
In 1965 my father purchased his first brand new car a Ford Galaxie 500 XL from the Ford dealer in downtown Windsor .. If i remember right it was Webster Motors right about where the old police station was.. I was 11 years old .. The color was Prairie Bronze with Palimino interior ha ha