Norwich Block c. 1998

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• I'm not sure how many hours and how many quarters
  I spent at Fast Eddies. Does anyone remember the
  Restaurant called the Cheshire Cat ? It was
  In the lower level of one of the middle buildings.
  Used to go there for lunch in the early 80's.

• The Chesire Cat rings a bell.Years before there used to be a restaurant called Spats. Kinda upscale and if I remember correctly, it was in the basement of the building located next to Elias Deli. After dinner at Spats you could shoot down to the the Beans Cafe located on the corner for a late night latte.
  Back when Ouellette Avenue was a destination not just a north south thruway.What a shame.

• So depressing.

• I remmeber a place called Place Riviere ( I am pretty sure tha

• Ignore the above post. I hit a button and it posted. Oops.

  I remember a place called Place Riviere ( I am pretty sure that was the name). There was an entrance to the left of where Cheetah's eventually was located (on the northwest corner of the block). There were a few shops and a cafe or restaurant in there. The entrance was later covered up.I was last in there in the early 70's. Anybody else remember this place?

• I have no problem with new development, but its so depressing that the new building does such a terrible job of addressing the street. Now that Investor's Group is moving in there is no chance we will see any change to that. I can't understand why that ground floor space never filled up. You could have probably fit 15 retail shops facing Riverside and Pitt. If that had happed I don't think people would be so upset. New development is ok.. as long as it dosn't debase the the area like the Chrysler building does.

• I don't live In Windsor now but when I do visit I always go to see what's happening downtown. Was there anything in the lobby of the Chrysler building? Or has it always remained empty?... Also is the bank facade still in storage somewhere? Anything going to happen with that? Sorry one more question.... What happened to Plunketts?

• I used to take my kids to Fast eddies every saturday morning give em a roll of quarters each and turn em loose i can't beleive after all the busines's that used to occupy that block now there's Chrysler's and one resturante why they aren't using all that empty space below the parking garage is confusing

• Cw, there has never been anything in the lobby of the Chrysler building except for a few show cars and reception desk. We now have a Keg restaurant on the North East corner of the building (across from ST. Clair Center for the Arts); interesting to note that there are only two Keg restaurants in downtown areas in Ontario, Windsor and Toronto.

  Yup, bank facade still sits collecting cobwebs at the Lou Romano waste treatment plant. Way to go Windsor!

  It was sold to her son who now runs it as a pseudo Irish bar called Mick's.

• CW king eddie is hinting around that we need a new modern city hall because the present one is outdated and the building is full of asbestos heres a thought he could work the bank facade into the main entrance of the new building the funny thing is about a year ago they spent tons on washroom improvements i guess the royale butts at city hall need a nice place to sit their ass LOL