The Floor Store - Then and Now
May 21, 2007
The picture above is from 1965, when this store on Tecumshed Rd. E, just east of Jefferson was known as Ajax Building Materials.
For some reason someone along the way covered over the front windows….
Oh well, at least they take both Master Charge and Chargex! 😉
I…
Old Tepperman's
May 18, 2007
This one is for John, who earlier in the week reminded me of these photos.
This building was originally home to Tepperman’s Furniture Store. It was clad in corrugated metal, and spent many years as a CAW hall. The new owners mercifully removed the corrugated metal, and prior to covering it in stucco, allowed it to briefly grace Ottawa Street with its glass block windows and glazed buff…
Old Service Station
May 16, 2007
We might as well make this stuff that’s gone week 🙂
Although it’s hard to see in the photo, this old service station at Seminole & Drouillard until recently still retained its original enamaled steel panels. These were very popular in the 1930’s…
Blast From The Past
May 14, 2007
Looking through some old photos I had, I came across these. This was when the old Forest Furniture on the S.W. corner of Ottawa & Pierre Streets, had just closed.
The building was being gutted, and for a brief time the orignal 1950’s decor became exposed before…
Ouellette Avenue Late 1950's
May 11, 2007
Ouellette Avenue is a hub of activity in this classic street shot, in the days before Devonshire mall, and urban disinvestment. Note the Metropolitan Department Store on the left. On October 26, 1960, a gas leak exploded inside the store killing 11, in one of Windsor’s…