Smitty's Pancake House
June 15, 2011
From the Windsor Star, September 25, 1979. Located at 7605 Tecumseh Road East, in the Pickwick Plaza. A look at the plaza today shows the Wendy’s as being at that address in Pickwick Plaza, just east of Lauzon Parkway. The restaurant couldn’t have been around…
Henkel Mansion Demolition - 1950
June 8, 2011
There have been a few posts over the years [like this one, and this one too] about the Henkel Mansion in Ford City, I’ve finally been able to track down something solid about the demolition.
From the Windsor Star November 1, 1950:
One of Windsor’s most famous…
Today we take a stroll over to 956 McDougall, just north of Erie St. and check out this building built in 1926.
From all outward appearances, it look like many other Hydro Substations around Windsor, built during the same era. However this one was the nerve centre of the street car system.
From the Border Cities Star, June 30, 1926:
THIS is an architect’s sketch of the new $137,000 convertor…
1902 Windsor Baseball Team
May 4, 2011
This article appeared in the Border Cities Star, April 4, 1922, as a look back at the 20th anniversary of the 1902 Windsor Ball Club.
THE FAMOUS Windsor ball team of 20 years ago, the team that took Western Ontario pennants for several years in succession from 1899 to…
Everything Old Is New Again...
May 2, 2011
Today’s post idea comes from Urbanrat, who recently informed me about a discussion that took place about a new library/combination cultural centre that was talked about to help revitalize a dying downtown… The only difference is the headline below appeared in the…
A Dangerous Corner In Windsor
March 28, 2011
The photo above ran in The Border Cities Star – July 7, 1928:
This corner, the intersection of Pitt and Ferry streets, is one ot the most dangerous for
pedestrian and wheel traffic in the city. The photograph is taken facing north on Ferry, from beside The Border
Cities Star building. In addition to being the southbound route from the Detroit ferry, it ls complicated by the
street cars…
Terrace House Demolition - 1959
March 14, 2011
Here’s a little picture I came across a while back, what a beauty this place was. Sad that it didn’t survive.
From The Windsor Star, April 15, 1959:
ROOM FOR PARKING-Wreckers have started to demolish the old housing terrace at
the southeast corner of Victoria…
667 Cataraqui Street
February 16, 2011
Here’s only old drawing from an ad that ran in the Border Cities Star in 1932. This building was located on the south side of Cataraqui Street, just west of Louis Ave. This warehouse built in 1922 and survived through the mid 1960’s.
It was originally the…