A little over a year ago, I featured an ad from Routley’s Motel from 1954.
I just recently picked up this postcard of Routley’s from eBay.
The back of the card reads:
Located on Highway 2 at Walker Rd., Windsor, Ontario – Ultramodern visitor accommodation at sensible prices. Ten minutes drive from downtown Windsor. Close to Airport, Golf Course, Beaches, Hotel, Fishing and Hunting Grounds. Restaurant and Gift Shop at your service. Meals at all hours. Snack Bar. First in friendliness and cleanliness.
Telephone, Windsor 2-1604
This is one of the buildings in the City I never got a photo of before it vanished, and I always wish I had. Photos of the Walker Road corridor from Division to Provincial from the early 1990’s would be interesting to see today…
Nice. I like the double turrets. Would have looked better with cones on top of the turrets with a pole and Canada/US flags…
Anyone know if the facade was limestone, painted cement block or stucco?
What building is on the site today?
From memory it was a plaster/stucco finish (real stucco, not EIFS).
Today it’s home to your neighbourhood Applebee’s.
It was a Chinese restaurant shortly before it was torn down, correct?
I believe that this was Chan’s Restaurant prior to demolition. The site is now occupied by Applebee’s.
Rich – You are correct. As Edward stated it was Chan’s.
that is my old neighbourhood, before it was Chinese it was for many years Napoli a favourite restaurant to go to after going to the Airport house across thr street, now a TIM hortons
thanks for the picture!
As a Routley myself I love finds like this. Now I am wondering about who in our great big family is behind this little gem?
That is awesome! I remember eating there with my dad as a kid after getting some parts for my dads Plymouth Horizon at B.O.S. auto parts, I’m not sure how old I was but it was the late 80’s….