The old Highway Tavern at the corner of Wyandotte and Dougall, which oddly enough actually has a Dougall Avenue municipal address, is likely not long for this world. This old place, built into a large old residential property, recently had a demolition permit requested. The 1923 directory lists it as a side by side duplex, while the 1937 fire maps show it as the Highway Hotel. It probably became a tavern about the time that prohibition was repealed, and it looks like it kept its name the whole time.
Traces of the building’s past can still be seen up top.
The building run half a block long, from the alley to Dougall along Wyandotte street.
The section with the “Coors Light” sign was once a Chinese laundry, while the part on the end that housed Kathy’s kitchen looks to have initially been a pharmacy in the mid 1920’s.
Not sure what the plans exactly are for the property or if the demolition will actually occur. There have been many instances over the years where a permit is issued, but nothing ever happens. I guess we’ll have to wait and see on this one….
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I looked at the building on Google street view and there was a sign on it - $189,000 for building and the land. I wonder if someone bought it and they filed the demo permit.
It was Foxy's for the last year of its existance as a bar. The place was a hole, poorly laid out The bar was divided in half and there were alwyas a ton of people on the kareoke side and no one on the other side. Probalby could have kept business up if they would have opened it up and put some money into it. Had some good times in there but it was a shithole and attracted alot of lowlifies. Not suprised its going. Kathy's Kitchen did put out some really good bar food too.
While working around that area I stopped into Kathy's Kitchen quite a bit. Great cheap food.
Does it still run?
I brought up this article to my mom and though neither of us are surprised to see it go; we both came to a conclusion. Why, because of its history, hasn't this duplex, hotel, tavern been deemed a historical? Jokingly my mom said that at least it would cost less than the Capitol to fix up lol
I used to go into Kathy's Kitchen alot I like her Fish & Chips, Pasta, Burgers and many of the daily specials. I have been around there for almost 4 years, but I think her place is closed now. In the 15 years that I had in office in that neighbourhood I watch alot of businesses close up and the store fronts would just remain vacate afterwards. I think 3 out of 4 corners at Dougall and Wyandotte are now vacate.
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