Bernie Drouillard Collection – Page 3 – International Metropolis

"Modernistic" Shell

September 5, 2008

From the Windsor Daily Star – July 31, 1936: STATION OF NEW MODERNISTIC DESIGN OPENED BY SHELL This attractive Shell service station at the northwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Erie Street opened for business today. It is of a modernistic design, entirely fireproof and finished in a neutral shade with red trim. There are five gasoline pumps of a new design. The station is selling Shell…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour

End of the line...

May 6, 2008

At least as far as the most recent streetcar photos are concerned. The photos below are the rest of the most recent additions to Bernie’s collection. Again, I can’t thank Bernie and John enough for their willingness to share and for the hours invested in front of…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

Streetcar Friday

May 2, 2008

As I have said before, Bernie recently came into a very large collection of photographs… 🙂 The collection continues today: Car Number 401, c. 1938 Car # 407 at the London Street Yard. Car # 419 at the London Street Yard. Another view of # 419. Car # 451 &#8211…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

More Streetcars again

May 1, 2008

Car # 95 – Again, a very specific car. Snow clearance? Car # 198 – Freight car Another one marked # 198. Same car as above? Or did they some how use the same number twice? Car # 301 on London St. – Photo from April 25, 1938 – The S.W. & A. must have made a mint off of Winchester Cigarettes. Seems like they had an ad on ever car at one point… Car # 301…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

More Streetcars

April 30, 2008

More from Bernie’s treasure chest…. Car 212 on Chatham St., just west of Ouellette. c. 1938. A shot of car # 37 at the Car Barns on London St. (now Univeristy Ave.). Another shot of # 37 from the same set. Car # 44 at the Car Barns. Car # 45 – The…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Old Photographs Photo Du Jour Windsor

S.W. & A. Streetcars

April 29, 2008

As usual, thanks to Bernie and John, for digitizing the newest additions to Bernie’s collection. Car 109 or 110 according to Bernie. This car is from the 112 to 122 series. Car 201 – photo of the car operators equipment – May, 1922 Car 201. May…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Photo Du Jour Windsor

Vintage Buses - II

April 24, 2008

Another collection of photgraphs from Bernie’s collection, showing more of the old hand painted advertising on the Transit Windsor fleet. Photo &#169 Bernie Drouillard – All rights reserved Photo &#169 Bernie Drouillard – All rights reserved Photo &#169 Bernie Drouillard – All rights reserved Photo &#169 Bernie Drouillard – All rights…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Photo Du Jour Windsor

Vintage Buses

April 23, 2008

Among the history captured by Bernie’s lens was his collection of hand painted buses, from the early 1990’s. I think I probably rode on all of them at one time or another during my High School days. Big thanks again today to John for scanning those slides and to…

Bernie Drouillard Collection Photo Du Jour Windsor

Vintage Fuzz

April 22, 2008

A double dose today. I wanted to get Darren’s update photo out, but I didn’t want it to get mixed in with these shots and overlooked. So today IM readers you get a 2-4-1 special. 🙂 As always a huge thank you goes out to John & Bernie who spent a fair…