2072 Iroquois St
October 19, 2011
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Just south of Ottawa Street is a small subdivision that sprung up at the end of WWI. Along Iroquois and Dacotah are a vast mix of interesting houses. The house above at 2072 Iroquois, isn’t all that different from when it was built, as the…
Oventhal Building - 1022 Wyandotte Street East
September 21, 2011
This building on Wyandotte Street West has long been one of my favourites. The large glass block windows on the second floor harken back to the 1930’s. I have no real information on the building or architect. The address comes up as being originally home to the…
2557 Howard Avenue
July 25, 2011
I’ve long liked this building on Howard just north of Eugenie. Over the years, it been home to numerous car lots, etc. But I’ve always had a soft spot for it as a good example of Mid-Century architecture.
I recently came across the ad above, showing it was originally home to Merrifield’s Custom Body Shop. Not sure who the architect was on this project. Other than the front doors…
8325 Riverside Drive East - Seaway Towers
July 6, 2011
From December 1964, an ad above for the Seaway Towers on Riverside Drive in the town of Riverside. At 12 stories, it was one of the first high rise apartments built along the waterfront in Riverside. I love the architect’s rendering with the big old car cruising up to…
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.
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…
Park & Church
March 2, 2011
Even I can still be dumbfounded to discover the great lengths people in this town will undertake to make their buildings as bland and ugly as possible.
When I came across the ad above, from 1947, I couldn’t believe that the building above was still standing.
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Riverside Brewery
February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day! We’re sticking with the prohibition era breweries today. Heading east from LaSalle all the way to the former town of Riverside, and the former Riverside Brewery.
Founded in 1926, the building was designed by Albert McPhail, who designed many…
