Today’s photos come courtesty of regular reader JBM. The first one is from Lansdowne Avenue in Kingsville. This one shows the old water tower from the MacDonald Leaf Company.
JBM tells me this plant operated from about 1919 through 1973.
The last one is from Park St. just east of Lansdowne, and shows the sign for the long gone Lakeshore Terrace Hotel. The hotel was gone by 2000… there must be someone out there who can fill in stories on either place. I’m not that familiar with the county, so I need some help on these ones from my readers who are familiar with Kingsville.
Built in 1929, the house at 2177 Victoria Avenue was originally numbered 1545 Victoria, pre…
Crescent Lanes first opened on Ottawa Street in 1944 at 1055 Ottawa Street, opposite Lanspeary…
Above is a photo of the home of Mr & Mrs Oswald Janisse, located at…
in 1917 two Greek brothers Gus & Harry Lukos purchased a one story building on…
Photo from Google Streetview A long time reader sent me an email the other week…
An unremarkable end to a part of Windsor's history. The large vacant house at 841…
View Comments
Well it was a matter of time. The water tower was taken down on Friday Dec 19, 2014 due to safety concerns. Another unfortunate victim of progress...