Farewell Tunnel Bar-B-Q
July 3, 2015
A few shots from Thursday evening and the remains of the Tunnel Bar-B-Q. Some internal steel is still standing…
But otherwise she’s just a pile of rubble.
This little section at the far east end of the building is all that’s left standing.
While…
Old City Hall - 1920
June 29, 2015
Old City Hall taken in 1920. Formerly a public school it was repurposed and used as Windsor’s second City Hall, until replaced by the current one in 1956.
Now there’s a new one coming, and some discussion has come up about how much should be spent. What do you…
Ouellette & Riverside - c. 1925
June 26, 2015
A view here looking north towards the Detroit River along Ouellette from just south of today’s Riverside Drive. It’s always great to look at an image, from less than a century ago, of a pretty major intersection, and there not one single thing still standing.
There were some pretty impressive structures downtown at one time. I’ve always been a fan of the building on the north…
Blue Water Dance Pavilion - Tecumseh - c. 1925
June 22, 2015
The picture above comes from regular reader and commenter Jay Thompson Ricard.
Does anyone out there have any stories about this place? It was on the corner of Lesperence & Riverside on the southeast corner. There was a fire in the early 1920’s, but the place…
Carnegie Library - c 1925
June 15, 2015
A view of the old Carnegie Library. This shot was taken from Park St. looking south on Victoria Ave. The grant was awarded to Windsor in 1901, but due to delays the Windsor branch didn’t open until 1903. It was designed by Detroit architect John Scott and was…
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, and in poorer condition and being of little value to anyone at the time, many were sold as scrap. Some were purchased and used…
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…
One Fare - Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Co - c 1925
April 10, 2015
To close out this mini series of posts of old transit tickets, is this one for the Walkerville – Detroit ferry. The Walkerville – Detroit ferry was established by the Walker’s to ease getting to their distillery. The journey from the Windsor Ferry Docks to…