Another old photo, today’s view shows the Detroit Skyline from Windsor. This photo was shot in 1938, but according to the notes on the back, the print dates to 1952, and ran on Page 10 on April 5, 1953.
A view of one of the old Norwich Block Buildings… Wasn’t this the building that housed the book store? The name escapes me… South Shore Books? There is also a ferry boat docked at the waterfront here.
The tops of the Ritz Hotel (l) and The British American Hotel (r) are visible here…
These buildings are located where the Cleary Auditorium sits today. Can anyone tell what Gas Station that was?
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Quote"there’s a sign hanging out front of fast eddies that says “tailor”, I believe this was a tuxedo shop prior to Fast Eddies
Aaron mentioned the space on Riverside Drive where the put-put, or mini-golf course was. I remember when this was in fact a building. If memory serves, it was gutted by fire around the mid-80s and subsequently demolished.
I think the building that housed the bookstore was called the Murray Building, if you mean the structure on the northeast corner of Ferry and Pitt Streets, kitty corner from The Windsor Star building.
i think the Andrew is right about it being in the building pictured, but that was called the Thompson Block. But yes the Murray Building is the one on the corner. You could be right though, but i seem to remember it being more in the center of the block.
I found a copy of the fire insurance map for that block online, and it sure seems that the north west portion of the block was really geared towards the chinese. The building to the west of where the put-put was is labled as "chinese sleeping rooms" lol what the hell does that mean? aside from the obvious that is.
just to confirm for sure, i just got Spike Bells book "Memoirs of a Boarder city" and i came across a photo of Sheila Wisdom with good ol Erine Harwell...they seem to have been good freinds. Anyways....it says that the book store was indeed "South Shore Book Store"
Matt was right on the money. I guess she was a city councillor too.
Thanks so much Aaron....great memory....i remember alot of that now that you said something....
WFW: The building gutted and destroyed by fire was the White Building. After the fire, the empty lot was used for a mini golf.
I worked there in the early 70's a switchboard operator. It was a wonderful place to be employed & the staff were amazing!
This article from the Border Cities Star on July 3, 1933 mentions that Supertest had recently taken over the station at Pitt and Ferry and improved the building etc.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hhI_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-U4MAAAAIBAJ&dq=pitt%20gasoline%20station&pg=6269%2C2675640