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Windsor Beverages - 1948

March 6, 2015
Back in the years following WWII consumer products still had their regionalisms. Detroit had Faygo & Vernors, and while Coca-Cola and other national beverages were around, there was still a place for local drinks like Martin’s Ginger Ale and Sun Crest Orange. The Windsor Beverages factory was located at 1291 Albert Rd, and no longer exists. The 1200 block of Albert Road ends at…
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White Rose Station - Howard & Tecumseh - 1953

March 2, 2015
Below is a full page ad that ran in the Windsor Star in early December 1953. It advertised the impending grand opening of the new White Rose Service Station at Howard and Tecumseh. I’m not sure what corner the station was on. It probably wasn’t on the north east…
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A winter break...

February 18, 2015
Hey guys, thanks for all your support over the years. I’ve become really busy recently with a few things that need sorting, so we’re going to take a brief winter interlude here at IM world headquarters. We’re going to take the rest of this week and all of next week off. Meet us back here for the resumption of the normal posting schedule on Monday March 2, 2015. Which is…
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Ouellette & Chatham - Looking South - 1931

February 9, 2015
I love these old shots of Ouellette Avenue, and what a vibrant downtown we used to have. The building on the right is today’s home of Chanoso’s and South Detroit. The old long lost Labelle Building is visible on the south west corner of what is today University…
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University & Ouellette looking west - c 1922

February 6, 2015
One of my favourite Windsor postcards. The elegant Labelle Building is visible on the left, along with a nice shot of the streetcar. A traffic policeman is in the middle of the intersection. To the rear you can see the marquee for Lowe’s Theatre before it was renamed…