Happy Friday once again, today’s post takes a look at the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouse that used to be on the corner of McDougall and Riverside Drive. It stood until the Casino came along, and the entire area was cleared.
This photo rests with the George D. Mason collection at the Burton Library. It was built in 1911.
A detail shot of the front entrance on McDougall.
Check out this neat old streetlight, that was some set up they had in the pre-WWI era.
Have a good weekend everyone! See you back here Monday.
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A shame that you dishonor your proud family heritage with your obnoxious ignorance towards Windsor's history and the people who appreciate Windsor's history.
I recall Heintzman's, Jack Fraser, Tamblyn's Drug Stores (later Boots an international chain) Kresge's,Zeller's, Woolworth's, Metropolitan Stores, Dominion, Loblaws, A & P, all the various banks, Laura Secord' Le Chateau, Dacks Shoes, Bata Shoes, Maher Shoes, Coles Books, Radio Shack all being national chains with stores downtown. I'm sure I've forgotten some. Downtown Windsor always suffered being in the shadow of downtown Detroit but there was plenty of variety to choose from.
When city council starts doing what they are supposed to do (ie: look after infrastructure, tax exemptions, promotions) and the DWBIA starts doing what they should do (task force for bringing new business downtown IE: Quality SHOPPING) then maybe our downtown will get better. Until then lets just stop catering to just visitors and instead start looking at residents!
It certainly looked good before WWI. What did it look like in a couple of years before it was razed?
The building was neglected for a long time but the restoration was a success. The brick was cleaned and all the original details were kept. The interior was rehabbed and was beautiful.
....and then it got torn down.
yes …and then… they tore it down.
This was neat for me to see as I had an ancestor who worked here at this location and also the one in Detroit back in the day!