A few readers sent in emails to let me know that the Riverside Arena was being wiped away this holiday weekend.
The building that was built by the Town of Riverside bites the dust at the age of 54, a victim of the WFCU Centre. As many may remember, the proceeds from the sale of the Riverside arena as well as the Edward Street Community Centre were all factored into the final cost of the new…
Canada Day
July 1, 2011
Have a great long weekend everyone.
The image below ran in the Border Cities Star June 30, 1926:
The artistic conception shown above, appropriate to Dominion Day, tomorrow, was especially drawn for The Border Cities Star by Mr. Armand De Lussier Pigeon, 554 Dougall…
Fine Foods Of Canada
June 29, 2011
A look at the Fine Foods Plant, at Tecumseh & Lacasse in Tecumseh. I’ve been meaning to post about this place for a long time, and the postcard above has finally pushed this post into becoming a reality.
A neat view of the old sign that was once out front.
Canadian Bridge Company Offices - 1911
June 27, 2011
Back in April of 2009, we had a two part look at the Canadian Bridge Company in Walkerville [Part I here, Part II here].The photo above ran in the June 28, 1911 issue of The American Architect.
The caption reads:
SCHOOL BUILDING, WALKERVILLE, ONT., CANADA
Albert Kahn, Architect; Ernest Wilby, Associate
The building does look very school-ish, so I could see how the editors could have mistaken it.
Walkerville - 1974
June 24, 2011
No real info on this one, just a date stamp on the back, which I suspect is not 100% accurate. The stamp reads “Dec. 13, 1974”, but given the trees in full foliage, it was obviously not take on that date, but is probably the printing date. Still a neat view of…
Circulation Desk - Leddy Library
June 22, 2011
A neat old postcard I recently came across. Probably, late 1950’s/early 1960’s.
The back reads:
Circulation Desk
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
WINDSOR, Ontario, CANADA
A great postcard. I love that…
3209 Church Street
June 20, 2011
I have always been interested in the odd spattering of old model homes around South Windsor, which are all related to various subdivision projects of the late 1920’s that were killed by the depression. This one at 3209 Church St., just south of Norfolk.
An ad for the subdivision ran in the Border Cities Star on November 10, 1928 that featured the house.
If the depression hadn’t…
Bridge Construction - 1928
June 17, 2011
Happy Friday once again.
Today’s photo is stamped on the back with the date December 24, 1928. The handwritten caption reads as follows:
Compacting cable with hydraulic tongs (?) on new Ambassador Bridge
It would have taken nerves of steel to work up there. Kudos…
Smitty's Pancake House
June 15, 2011
From the Windsor Star, September 25, 1979. Located at 7605 Tecumseh Road East, in the Pickwick Plaza. A look at the plaza today shows the Wendy’s as being at that address in Pickwick Plaza, just east of Lauzon Parkway. The restaurant couldn’t have been around…