A look at the corner of Tecumseh and Ouellette.
I can only assume that this building still exists behind the Medical Imaging Centre. Interesting to see part of the old Driving Park Hotel to the rear. I think this may have lived on as the Colonial House in later years,
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Don, that was the old Colonial House being demo'd (after sitting burned out for some time). Mario's is still there. You can even make out certain elements of the old building if you examine it from the south side. There was some expansion onto the old Colonial House property on the west side which is probably the construction you remember?
Things just looked better back then.
My earliest memory is when it was the Hacienda(sp?) with the railroad box cars on the side. Then it was an O'Toole's then a seafood place called Crabby Dick's (I think).
I'm too young to remember the Colonial House. The Hacienda is my oldest memory of this property. I do recall however a Colonial House on Huron Church. As I remember, It was just across and down the street from Huron Lodge. Truck drivers you to stop frequently for a meal before they crossed the bridge. Does anybody know if both Colonial Houses had the same ownership ?
When did the facade of this building change? Was it the mid or late 1960's? When did Mario's move out of this place?
WED : Is that the same building that was "BLUE BELL" before being torn down for DRIC?
The building on Huron Line was Colonial Steak House, a restaurant. The one by Marios was Colonel House a bar.
Which building are talking about?
John...
No . The Blue Bell was on the west side of Huron Church, south of the expressway.The Colonial Steak House was on the west side , north of the expressway. I believe it was on the corner of Totten and Huron Church. The Swiss Chalet is located on that spot today.
WED, do you mean east side, north of the expressway? Swiss Chalet is on the east side of Huron Church.
Colonial steakhouse was in the building that now houses Starbucks.