Dougall Avenue Rail Overpasses - 1972
October 3, 2014
So a few weeks back, there was a post with a photo looking at the Dougall “Super-Highway” from 1931. In the comments on that thread Tom D says he was forwarding a picture showing the 3 bridges from 1972…
Here’s the image:
The Dougall/Ouellette merge…
W.E. & L.S. Railway - Car # 507 - 1939
September 29, 2014
Photo © from the Collection of Bernie Drouillard
Back in 2008 in this post, we took a look at the Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore Rapid Railway. In that post you can see the cars being shipped out of town. While the other post shows pictures from December, 1939, this one dates to August 24, 1939. This was the first car shipped to Montreal, it may have been a test sale of the one car, before they…
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
September 26, 2014
A few shots today that were taken last week at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. This is the final resting place of a large number of Windsorites who never came home. If you’ve never been to a War cemetery in Europe, it’s hard to describe, and the pictures…
Red Beach - Dieppe France
September 24, 2014
A week ago, I had the opportunity to visit Dieppe, France, the site of the disastrous WWII raid that took place on August 19, 1942. The monument above, also has a twin that sits in Dieppe Park in downtown Windsor.
Red Beach was the landing site of the Essex Scottish…
British-American Oil Company Storage Plant - 1931
September 19, 2014
A notable addition to the Border’s growing industrial roster is pictured here – the $250,000 storage plant of the British-American Oil Company, Limited. It is on the Yawkey Farm tract, at Sandwich.
Does anyone know if this is where the BP storage place on…
New Federal Building for 1932
September 17, 2014
Nearly 52 years ago Windsor celebrated the opening of its new Post Office. During the coming year the now-ancient building will be torn down. Also razed will be the equally decrepit and abandoned Weights and Measures building. Occupying both sites as well as the little park…