Image courtesy Chris Edwards, Walkerville Publishing
Today’s picture comes courtesy of Chris Edwards of Walkerville Publishing, it shows a view looking east along Wyandotte Street from the intersection with Dougall. The Highway Tavern, the subject of Monday’s post is visible on the left.
Thanks to Chris for sending this image along.
Wow! See the Killarny in the next block. They had great pickeled eggs in a huge jar on the counter. Across the street, the Volcano. Good old Windsor greasy Naples style pizza like Sam’s, the Italia and Trevi. Good shot of the Texaco and Supertest signs. Awe, the smell of leaded gas!
Wow. My old turf. The high up Coca Cola sign on the south side of Wyandotte marks Steve’s Confectionery, one of dozens of little ma & pa retail stores scattered all over town in the pre-convenience store days. Real basic stuff. Penny candy and pop. Milk and ice cream. A few canned goods. Bread. Owners usually lived on the premises. Steve was some kind of eastern European guy, had a hook instead of a hand on one arm, with a sort of a clamping action. Probably a WWII injury,who knows? Hard to imagine now how they made a living. Further east is the Volcano Pizzeria, Windsor’s first? First one I ever went to anyway. Scene of many a late night chow down. Supertest was Canada’s national gasoline brand. The Killarney’s big sign would light up the street. Note the fire alarm box in front of the Highway House. Quaint relic of the pre-digital era. Funny how it all looks dead. If you stood in the same spot today, it would look much the same.
it’s nice to see the TEXACO and SUPERTEST gas stations today the closest gas is at the 711 at Parent Ave
I noticed the previous color photo of the Highway Tavern is a victim of the dreaded STUCCO!!
I can’t wait for the day that we can go back in time with Google Street view cars, so that pictures like the one above are interactive 😉
Supertest billed themselves as Canada’s only Canadian owned oil company, they operated in Ontario and Quebec based in London On. They where bought by BP in early 70’s and BP bought by Petro Canada.
P.E.T.R.O. Canada…As a friend used to say,
Pierre
Elliot
Trudeau
Ripped
Off
Canada.
I find I funny that when you compare both pictures Mondays post and today’s ,it shows someone standing almost identical to the corner of the street.
It’s amazing how one can make associations. Mention the gas company and I immediately think of the Miss Supertest hydroplanes owned by J. Gordon Thompson and the three Harmsworth Trophy wins with Bob Hayward behind the wheel of the Supertest III.
I find it interesting that in both pictures,Mondays and today’s ,you see a guy both standing almost in the same corner..
Supertest had an outstanding logo. Another independent oil retailer was Beaver Oil, started by Donald J. Plumb and his father in Windsor. Don was also known for his collection of WWII-era aircraft that included a Stearman, a Spitfire, a Mustang and a Warhawk. After he was killed in the mid-’70s (flying the P-51 in Texas), Beaver was purchased by Shell Canada. The logo changed a couple of times before the brand was dropped.
Highway HOUSE. The Highway Tavern was at Walker and Tecumseh until it became the Penalty Box Two.
I believe Joe is correct. I distinctly remember Highway Tavern being on Walker @ Tecumseh as well. The title of this blog post had me wondering though.
Ted in Toronto that’s very interesting about Ken Plumb starting Beaver gas stations I grew up on meighen rd here in Windsor and hisTEXACO gas station was @Chandler and Tecumseh one block over they were open 24hours
Steve’s was owned by Steve Brkovich, father of Mike Brkovich, who was a member of the Michigan State Spartans team that won the 1979 NCAA tournament.I remember the leather glove he had covering up that hand…creeped me out as a little kid!