From an old brochure, likely early 1960’s.
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Of course, located on the ground floor, north corner was Biffs Coffee Shop. Remeber going there as a kid in early 1970s and ordering a hamburger for 75 cents.
The Viscount was THE place to go, went there for my wedding night, and so many other "brides" there with their telltale corsage, it was THE place to go to celebrate any special occasion. Have no idea where they go now the Casino? Who knew then it would eventually disappear, like everything else in Windsor
from what i understand there was a construction flaw and supposedly it leaned to one side not entirely sure on this one ya that was it the crazy horse saloon boy that brings back memories it;s too bad that the present as well as past city councils let windsor turn into what it is now a former shell of a once great city
Are the control knobs on some of the night stands for a radio or vibrating beds?
Jeff it certainly makes you wonder doesn't it? put in your quarter and hold on heheheh!!
Those controls are for AM/FM radio consoles built into the night-stand. Commonly seen in motels/hotels before plastic clock radios took over.
When the Viscount was torn down the Windsor Star called it Windsor's worst eyesore next to the now-demolished Holiday Inn. Remember the Phoenix Condominiums that were going to replace the Viscout? Two thirty-floor glass and brick towers that were being touted as the tallest buildings in Southwestern Ontario? Instead of condo towers we got an ugly parking lot that's an even worse eyesore than the abandoned hotel.
We still to this day refer to that parking lot as "the Viscount lot" Just thought you'd like to know, and that parking lot is not an eyesore, its the dumpy looking apartment building next to it thats the eyesore.
I remeber these photos. They were shot by Leo Roach who, until 1967, was a resident photog at Ford. Check out the square perspective. These were taken by an 8x10 view camera on ektachrome in 1968. I worked for Leo when the Viscount brochure was filmed.
I remember these photos. They were shot by Leo Roach who, until 1967, was a resident photog at Ford. Check out the square perspective. These were taken by an 8x10 view camera on ektachrome in 1968. I worked for Leo when the Viscount brochure was filmed.