Ferry Docks - Ouellette & Riverside c. 1930
January 26, 2015
An old view in this postcard, looking north towards the river up Ouellette Avenue at the intersection with what was then Sandwich Street. The Ferry Docks at the foot of Ouellette are visible, along with the Ritz Hotel to the left and the old British-American Hotel on the…
333 Eugenie St E
January 12, 2015
I’ve always been fond of the small brick building on the south side of Eugenie between Howard & McDougall. It’s got some nice mid-century offset brickwork on the facade, as seen in the photo above from 2007.
My favourite feature by far though, was always…
The Bishop's Palace - Sandwich - c. 1875
January 7, 2015
Image courtesy of SWODA
Located in Sandwich, just to the west of Assumption Church, along Huron Church Road. It was built in 1861 by Bishop Pinsonneault as his residence, when he moved the seat of the diocese from London to Sandwich. Of course the see was moved back to London and the building quickly fell into disrepair. Despite its grand appearance, the structure was poorly built, and after only…
Sandwich Street - Walkerville - c. 1905
December 1, 2014
Image © Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitized by John Stefani
A view of Sandwich Street, in front of the Hiram Walker & Sons Distillery. This view is looking west and in the distance, you can make out the hump of the Peabody Bridge. The overhead wires of the…
Howard & Division c 1928
November 28, 2014
Image © Bernie Drouillard Collection, digitized by John Stefani
An interesting shot looking south on Howard Avenue, from the intersection with Division road. Today’s shot, once again comes from the Bernie Drouillard collection, and thanks as always to John Stefani for…