A neat old view looking north along Ouellette from the intersection of Wyandotte.
So many lost buildings and lost signs. The street was jammed and commerce was bustling.
From the Border Cities Star - December 6, 1924, almost a century ago to the…
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…
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Gary, That is the Canadian Club sign you are referring to. Doug is correct about the sign he remembers. It used to be on the top of the tunnel air exchange building.
I would love to have city hall bring back on street parking...and free parking on Saturdays. That would definitely help downtown. Why they got rid of the on street parking is beyond me.
I remember as a pre-teen going downtown and just wandering the Ouellette Ave. corridor, taking in a show going to the Nut house, and not having a worry, this was in the late fifties and into the sixties, it was a world to explore, Then comes the later sixties and someone gets a car and your whole world changes, no more bus trips downtown, dances football games and growing up. Carefree until responsibilities start creeping in, but the carefreeness of the fifties still brings a smile to my face. Loved it downtown and always will.
I think I would take the street in 1920 over 1940. East side of Ouellette was a beautiful garden owned by St.Mary's Academy. The grand old Academy was on the corner of Park Street. North of that was a park later occupied by the Prince Edward Hotel. The Tunnel may have been the worst thing to happen to downtown.