Riverside Park Pavilion
April 4, 2019
AddressSandwich St W (now Riverside) & BruceYear 1914ArchitectJ.C. PenningtonStatusUnbuilt
Proposed by the Park Committee, the pavilion above was proposed for Riverside Park at the foot of Bruce Avenue. The Pavilion designed by J.C. Pennington, was planned to be…
Monarch Liqueurs Co
April 4, 2019
Address10150 Riverside Drive EastYear Built1928ArchitectAlbert J. LothianStatusRegister Listed
Designed by architect Albert J. Lothian, this building located at 10150 Riverside Drive East, was originally home to Monarch Liqueurs. The company likely wasn’t around…
Windsor Hotel - 1914
April 4, 2019
AddressNE Corner of Wyandotte & OuelletteYear1914ArchitectJames William WilsonStatusUnbuilt
The news announcing this project, along with the rendering above, appeared in the Evening Record on February 5, 1914. The description was as follows:
The promoters of the Windsor Hotel company have announced particulars of the new Windsor Hotel, which show that Windsor is at last to have one of…
Pooles Fish Market
April 4, 2019
Address101 Wyandotte Street WestYear1940ArchitectJ.C. PenningtonStatusRegister Listed
Opened in June, 1940 this is one of Windsor’s few streamlined moderne buildings. Designed by J.C. Pennington, the building was commissioned by Max Goldhar, to house his fish…
1706-1748 Wyandotte St E
March 31, 2019
The photo above shows the lost building at the corner of Windermere and Wyandotte in Walkerville. The tan building on the right had 6 addresses, 1706, 1718, 1726, 1730, 1736 & 1748 Wyandotte St E, with apartments above. I think it was 4 retail units, with two…
Clinton Park Subdivision 1913
March 31, 2019
The early years of development of the city in the boom years before WWI saw parcels of the city being purchased and subdivided to meet the growing need for new residential areas in the Border Cities.
One of these subdivisions was the Clinton Subdivision. Encompassing the west side of Dougall Avenue between the alley north of Clinton Ave, to the alley south of Wahketa Ave it extended west to the…
Wyandotte & Langlois c. 1957
March 31, 2019
A shot from the late 1950’s looking east from Wyandotte & Langlois. Evan’s Store is on the corner. The 1955 directory lists it as Evan’s Drugstore No. 3, while the 1958 phone book simply lists Evan’s Store at 1000 Wyandotte St E.
The next few store fronts are…
Dominion Cafe – 1020 Drouillard – c. 1957
March 31, 2019
This is a night shot taken on Drouillard, just south of the current home of the Grand Cantina.
The building with the lit up neon sign is the Dominion Cafe which was at 1020 Drouillard. This building, no longer exists. To the left at 1018 Drouillard is Duebensky Hardware.