Photo © 2015, Brian Worrall
As many of you might know over the weekend the University started demolition on the buildings fronting Goyeau between the Tim Horton’s at Park, and the Burger King at University. One of these building was formerly home to the Nut House, a long beloved Windsor institution.
A reader captured this shot and sent it along for the site. Thanks Brian & Kathryn for sending the pictures along.
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There was a string of similar houses along both sides of Goyeau back in the 40's - 50's. I believe some were rooming houses, and all gave way to such things as Westcourt Place and the Ontario tourist bureau beside the downtown park. The Nut House that I remember was McPherson's Nut House on the west side of Ouellette Ave., south of Park Street. The scrumptious nutty (of course!) smells that emanated out of there onto the street beckoned like a magnet and reflected the quality of the delicious merchandise sold inside. It was a very unique attraction and was one of those great spots along the avenue that provided respite from the rigours of shopping the many wonderful stores along this great avenue (along with Lyttle's Bake Shop, the Honey Dew Restaurant, Laura Secord's in the Prince Edward Hotel, and the soda fountain in Pond's Drug Store in the Labelle Building at Ouellette and London Street (now University Ave.).