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.
Have a good weekend everyone, I hope our US readers had a good Thanksgiving yesterday!
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Great pictures!
No Penobscot Building on the horizon either, so you narrow down the timeframe to no later than 1927.
This sight is wonderful,and going down to a movie at the Capital was a Big deal! Life was simple then it really didn,t take much to make us happy.Thank you for a look back,I have really enjoyed your sight.
Regarding The Salvation Army Citadel, it is the one with the turrets. My grandfather and grandmother lived in a apartment upstairs off the worship center and served as custodians for the Corps. A book has been published by Donna J Dunkley entitled All through the Years A History of The Salvation Army in Windsor Ontario 1886-1986. I found one on Amazon which had been disposed by The Windsor Library! Gee! The Army came under heavy persecution in the beginnings as bricks, eggs were thrown at them while marching through the nuddy streets. They were taken to jail. Fortunately Magistrate Bartlett, the Army was given the freedom of certain public places to hold their open air (street meetings) When I was growing up these street meetings were held in front of Heinzman's on London Street then, now University. The first tv I ever saw was a tiny one in the Heinzman window. The Army moved to University and Victoria in 1952 having constructed the building and in no time satisfied the mortgage, and had a public meeting to "burn the Mortgage" thanking God for His leading all through the years.BTW. With no air conditioning in the building pictured, the windows were thrown open to get some air. What we often got during three meetings every Sunday was the fumes from the SW & A buses as The old bus station was position very close and east of the Citadel!