Crown Submarine – Dougall Avenue – c. 2000

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• I remember this place, it was run by twin brothers, I think they were Greek. Me and most of the other South Windsor teenage hoodlums in the 70s and 80s would often end up here when the late night munchies hit. Not bad subs but the buns were so stale...

• I do. I used to go there when I had a girlfriend in south Windsor. That was probably around 1989-90. They made pretty good subs. There was a furniture store further south in the plaza behind it.

  The subs reminded me of Calais subs which used to be where Pizza pizza is on Tecumseh rd next door to Catholic Central. I always wondered if they were brothers.

• Wow. I drive by this every day, but only since 2005 and sporadically before then. I don't remember these at all along Dougall. I know nothing about Crown Submarine, and I don't remember a Sir Cedric's there, or the BK and Swiss Chalet either. I do remember the crappy old Taco Bell I spy in the background though!

  How many Sir Cedric's where there anyways? I know University is still open, but they also had locations on Huron Church and in LaSalle too.

  Cool shot.

• It was built the same time as Gateway Plaza as a shoe repair and Dry cleaning business.I think it was Calas Shoe repair.Maybe some of the old guys can help.

• This part of South Windsor has definitely changed quite a bit. I think the Sir Cedric's there was also a Sub place back in the 80s-90s. Think it was Tubby's Submarine? Might have been something else before that. I think that Sir Cedric's location was very short lived.

  That BK location was torn down in the early 2000s and moved South closer to the Beer store. The Swiss Chalet was torn down around the same time and moved out to Walker/Provincial area.

• What a great blast from the past. I will always remember Nick the owner, and how he used to pronounce the word onion. "You want O-yon?!" Or, "Where da party tonight?"

• Ah yes, Nick and Steve. Many a Saturday night ended at Crown Sub. The adjoining business behind Crown was Kalas Shoe Repair (at least at one time). I heard that the owner of the builiding, Mr. Kalas, won the lottery and sold everything afterward.

  If I remember correctly, the Burger King in the background was built in late 1985 or 1986, a replacement of sorts for the BK that used to exist a little further North on Dougall, just past the expressway (70's). If I'm not mistaken, the BK pictured used to house the old Frank Vetere's Pizza restaurant.

  The Taco Bell was bulit in the Summer of 1980 and opened for business in the early Fall. The partial shot of the building pictured to the right of Crown Sub was a Pizza Hut - this was built in 1986 or 1987.

  All of these buildings came down to accommodate the new WalMart - recall, the old WalMart was housed in the Woolco building (since demolished, now parking lot North of and including Moore's).

  Great pics - keep 'em coming.

• Just north of these eateries (before you reach West Grand) there was an H. Salt Fish & Chips where the current Capri Pizza is. In the early 80's, while still students, my husband and I used to eat there using a 2-for-1 coupon that enabled us to get a full meal for a ridiculously low price. We leave more now for a tip for an average dinner for two than we paid for that entire meal.

  We also regularly stopped in for subs at Crown Sub and remember the brothers well.

  Great pics. Thanks for the memories.

• Sir Cedric's used to be Country Style Donuts. Country Style started where Valente Real Estate is now (Dougall Road). It originally opened in the late 1960's when the large parking lot it was located at was where the A & P grocery store was. Because the location became isolated (after the A & P closed) it was relocated next to the sub place. It closed when Country Style Donuts pulled out of Windsor years ago. It stayed vacant for a while until Sir Cedric's opened. It closed again when Walmart bought all that property and demolished everything for their new store. And yes, that Burger King opened in the spring of 1986. My wife started her first job when that store opened. The funny thing about that is my daughter started her first job when the A & W opened. (Of course after the Taco Bell was demolished and moved next door.) Kalas shoes repair was originally located where the Crown Sub place was. The building was split and they took up residency in the back portion and Crown in the front. Crown was a great place to go. You have to remember that Subway hadn't arrived in Windsor yet so you were limited where you could get a good sub. And the funny thing about the Frank Veteres pizza place was that when Pizza Hut was coming to Windsor they went in and bought all of the old Frank Veteres. But they just missed buying the one on Dougall Road because Burger King beat them to it. All in the past now because all are gone. (By the way who took this picture? Looks like it was taken from inside a car.)

• great photo, my hood, and we ate there often....