A neat old picture. A stamp on the back reads
No other information. The photo can be no younger than 1920 as the Imperial Bank is the corner of University & Ouellette. It can be no older than 1930, as the old Post Office is still there.
Speaking of the bank, check out this scene. A neat News stand, as well as the streetcar and traffic cop. 🙂
Here is the back end of the Armouries before the expansion of the mid 1930’s. What a neat design the back end had. I don’t think I have ever seen a photo of this end before… *EDIT* This is the building on the north side of University Ave. where the former Greyhound Station is today.
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I don't think that's the Armouries Andrew. The Heintzman building was n the se corner of University, so I have to think the Armouries is that peice of roofline jutting into the pic at the bottom left.Plus the side...not the back (the front is actually in the alley)pre-expansion looked very much like the way it looks now, except for windows that matched the ones you find in the alley. Just to be sure I checked my 1919 directory and it shows on the north side of London (University) #8 - "SA Barracks". Then in 1922-23 it shows #8 listed as "Brantford Computing Scales Co." Also under #8, unless the number just didn't show up during printing - "Salvation Army Citadel".
Move on to 1923-24 and #8 is vacant and #10 is "Salvation Army Citadel"....so I'm thinking that's what that beauty is. Another clue is the building behind the one in question. Notice the flat top of the roof? That would be the old "Windsor Castle Cafe"...or, as most of us know it, "Jason's" and later "Danny's".
I'm sorry to say that old girl probably came down for the bus terminal.
But as always.....great photo Andrew!
Thanks alot!
ps - I really hope the post I made from my ipod doesn't show up! Stupid ipod.
D'oh! You're right Aaron. The armouries is south of that. I was off by a block. ;) That probably is the citadel, I can't say I've ever seen it before.
Wow! That is fascinating! I never knew we had a Salvation Army citadel here in Windsor. This is the first time I have heard of it and seen it.
As always this site gives new information and puts back the puzzle pieces that was once Windsor.
after looking at these old photos of windsor and remembering how it was in the 50's it's sad to see the waste land that it's morphed into today even with all this talk of the university coming downtown
The farthest tallest building on the right at the waterfront is the old Opera House, then used as the Smith's Department store.Closest foreground with the curved roof and round vents, is the old Palace Theatre. Photo may have been taken from the Canada Building, perhaps from the CP offices if they were located there ?
Jerome, too early to be the Canada bldg. I suspect the Prince Edward hotel.
Aaron i don't mean to get off topic but i guess you've heard the university is taking over downtown now i understand their rebuilding the Palace theater, i'm wondering if that spells doom for the movie's downtown so their we go another piece of dowtown Windsor's history;s neck on the chopping block and i'm betting eddie Francis didn't suggest that they keep the theater intact
Gary, yeah I did hear about it and unfotunatly it does spell the end
For downtown movies, at least for now. The palace has only been
Bringing in something like 800 people a week for sometime now and
I think was bound to close sooner than later. Eddie probably never mentioned
keeping the theater because the palace just doesn't have the space to
support the Star and the movies.
It sucks because going downtown for a movie always seemed mor infamous
and I liked coming out with my wife afterwards to people on the street and cars going by.
I will miss it, that's for sure.
Another off topic, the Ye Olde Grande Tavern on Howard is all done now.
The owner had his retirement party and is closing the doors.
She's already been bought and will make way for *sigh*........ parking.
My grandpa worked there in his youth, I remember something about
shoveling coal, probably into the boiler furnace.
Too bad. Maybe the bar and some of the wood will be Salvaged.
Whoa...... Going downtown for a movie wasn't infamous LOL!
STUPID IPOD!!!!!!!!
i only went into that bar once it had a dark menacing atmosphere it's just as well that it's closing there never seemed to be many cars in the parking lot and ya another parking lot!!