Streetcar 351 - Still Around
June 12, 2015
Photo © 2015 John Stefani, used with permission
As promised on Wednesday, here’s a few photos of a recently uncovered streetcar at an undisclosed location in Essex County. When streetcars ended their reign at the end of the 1930’s many of the cars were older…
Street Car 366 - University Ave - c. 1930
June 10, 2015
© The Bernie Drouillard Collection
Here’s a picture of an example of what was known as the Cincinnati Street Car series. This shot was taken on London Street (now University Ave) at Pelissier about 1930.
What if I told you one of these cars stayed in the area and has…
Essex Police Department
June 5, 2015
© Photo from the Bernie Drouillard Collection
While Bernie Drouillard is better known here for his extensive transit history images, he also once passed along to me a collection of shots from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s of local Police cars.
From his…
Mettawas Hotel - Kingsville - 1889
June 3, 2015
A neat view of the Mettawas Casino from the Mason & Rice archives. Built on the edge of Lake Erie in Kingsville this massive hotel was built in 1889 and demolished in the 1902 over a tax dispute between the owner and the town of Kingsville. Quite the impressive…
St Mary's - Ouellette Ave - 1920
May 27, 2015
Here’s an old shot of St Mary’s Academy that was located on Ouellette Ave, south of Park St. St Mary’s stood downtown until the construction of the Tunnel came along, and the order sold the land to Fred Martin and his tunnel company, and they then relocated…
527 Ouellette
May 25, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I posted this picture of the former Voodoo Nightclub that was undergoing renovations.
I’m happy to report that it appears to be stucco free!
Nice to see a renovation that improves buildings downtown. It’s not often that happens.
Hope…