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American Legion Parade - Goyeau & Park - 1931

August 9, 2013
The caption on the back indicates it was taken for the short lived Detroit Mirror. It is dated September 24, 1931. Reports state that out of the 125,000 Legionnaires who registered at the convention this year, 30,000 of them established temporary residence in Windsor where they could enjoy all the privileges of a Canadian citizen — and they did! With the convention drawing to a close, they…
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Ouellette Avenue - 1927

August 2, 2013
Happy Friday! Today’s picture is uncaptioned but is dated June 7, 1927. The sign up in the top left reads “Welcome Police Chiefs”, so there must have been a conference in town. A neat shot looking north up Ouellette Avenue from University. This is my…
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Jubilee Fountain - Then and Now

July 29, 2013
A neat old shot from the archives of the Detroit Publishing Company now residing in the collection of the Library of Congress. This one shows the fountain in all her glory on Devonshire Road, just south of the old Train Station, approximately across the street from…
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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…