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Ferry Docks - 1925

July 26, 2013
No real info on the back of this one. It simply reads: “Scene at Windsor, Ont. Canada”, it’s dated May 26, 1925. Probably take from the intersection of what is today Ouellette and Riverside looking into Dieppe Park, this shot shows the Ferry Terminal at the foot of Ouellette and the retail space in the British American Hotel on the right. Interesting the note the crop marks on…
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Goyeau & Elliott - 1945

July 19, 2013
The photo above was taken September 27, 1945. It was shot by the Detroit Bureau of the Acme Photo Co. It shows Goyeau at Elliott looking north. The caption on the back reads as follows: WINDSOR, ONT. — Hundreds of Detroit drivers form long lines prior to making their…
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Ojibway Post Office - 1902

July 10, 2013
This photo appeared in “Garden Gateway to Canada” from 1954. The caption reads as follows: The Windsor-Amherstburg stage, driven by William Fox, in front of Leo Page’s store and post office, Ojibway. The Page family lived on the second floor. The time is…
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Riverside and Dougall - c. 1953

July 3, 2013
The picture above appeared in “Garden Gateway to Canada” published for the centennial celebration in 1954. The caption reads as follows: Bakery and home of Mark Richards, southeast corner of Dougall and Sandwich Street, Windsor. Mr Richards was mayor of Windsor in 1862-1863. Strange to think of the downtown core having housing. A neat old place, and another long gone part of…
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End Of Grace Hospital

June 28, 2013
I took this photo last Thursday, and for some reason forgot to post it earlier this week… The news I heard earlier that the entire structure is now down, reminded me about this picture. This was the last stand. A lot of history gone… Have a safe and happy Canada…
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Windsor Fairgrounds - 1913

June 26, 2013
The picture above, taken about 1913, was taken from “Garden Gateway to Canada”. It shows the corner of Ouellette and Tecumseh, and the site today occupied by the Jackson Park Gates. While it was part of the Windsor Driving Park, the horse track that one occupied…