Today we take a stroll over to 956 McDougall, just north of Erie St. and check out this building built in 1926.
From all outward appearances, it look like many other Hydro Substations around Windsor, built during the same era. However this one was the nerve centre of the street car system.
From the Border Cities Star, June 30, 1926:
THIS is an architect’s sketch of the new $137,000 convertor…
New Post Office - 1934
May 6, 2011
Happy Friday again! Today, we take a look at this photo dated June 26, 1934.
The caption reads:
“New Federal Post Office”
The new Dominion Public Building at 185 Ouellette was designed by a team of local architects: Guy Buller Colthurst, Hugh Sheppard, George…
1902 Windsor Baseball Team
May 4, 2011
This article appeared in the Border Cities Star, April 4, 1922, as a look back at the 20th anniversary of the 1902 Windsor Ball Club.
THE FAMOUS Windsor ball team of 20 years ago, the team that took Western Ontario pennants for several years in succession from 1899 to…
Everything Old Is New Again...
May 2, 2011
Today’s post idea comes from Urbanrat, who recently informed me about a discussion that took place about a new library/combination cultural centre that was talked about to help revitalize a dying downtown… The only difference is the headline below appeared in the Windsor Star on December 3, 1968.
43 years later almost the exact same discussion is happening again. Amazing how Windsor…