Photo © the Bernie Drouillard Collection, used with permission, digitized by John Stefani
A neat shot towards the end start of WWII, looking south on Ouellette from just south of Wyandotte Street. As you can see there has been an on street bus terminal there, as long as Windsor has had buses. The corner of the Dominion grocery store is visible on the right side of the photo, while the former Vanity Theatre anchors the left hand side.
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Slight change in bus models, the back one looks older. Kind of remember riding the front one, but maybe minus the white sidewalls. Quite a line-up at the Vanity. Can anyone make out what was showing?
Would be the beginning of WWII, not near the end???
Looks more 1940s to me. Mid to late 40s.
80 years ago and our cars and buses still run on gas and diesel. Anyone else feel like they're living in an episode of the twilight zone?
Front bus appears to be a Twin Coach. The rear bus might be a Ford model 19-B. Shape of the window is similar to the DSR Fords of the same era.
Nice buses! The current buses are much larger and despite recent reports of increased ridership, I often observe that they are relatively empty. Would it not be economically better to revert to smaller buses on most routes? These would also be more practical in traffic and narrow streets.
Can anyone put this into perspective for me? Is the Dominion right on the southwest corner of Ouellette/Wyandotte? Where the Bargain Shop is or recently was?
Dr. Disc would be on this block as well, correct?
Can anyone put this into perspective for me? Was the Dominion right on the southwest corner of Ouellette/Wyandotte?
John:
see blogs.windsorstar.com/from - the - vault/from - the vault -ouellette - and - wyandotte
You're correct John. Actually, the Dominion was next to a big old grey house that was directly on the corner