Old PhotographsReader SubmissionWindsor

Street Car Interior - c. 1915

September 17, 2010
Today’s photo comes from a reader named George C. who lives in the south eastern United States, but came across the website via some information he received about the Electric Avenue Show last year at the art gallery. He sent along this photo to share with readers. There is no date on the photo, but taking a guess it looks to be WWI era… After consulting with Bernie, this guy was the…
Read more
Old PhotographsWindsor

Geo. E. White & Son

September 13, 2010
Here’s a little building I drive past all the time, located at the corner of Sheppard and Windsor. The former home of Geo. E. White & Son Ltd. View Larger Map Here’s a view of the building, it’s located directly across the street from Windsor Truck and…
Lost WindsorOld PhotographsWindsor

Devonshire Racetrack Paddock

September 10, 2010
Today’s old photo comes again from the dumped collection of the Detroit News. This photo is dated January 27, 1923, but was clearly not taken in January. I think this is the same photo that once ran in the Windsor Star, although the photo has a photographers stamp in…
Old PhotographsWindsor

Ottawa Street & Langlois - 1940's

September 3, 2010
Happy Friday, once again, we’ve got an old Windsor Photo to look at. This old shot was taken by Sid Lloyd, Windsor’s pre-eminent commercial photographer of the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s. Each and every one of his photographs were works of art. The man had an amazing eye. Today we’re casting a glance towards the corner of Ottawa and Langlois. View Larger Map A…
Read more
Old PhotographsWindsor

Francois Baby House - 1956

August 27, 2010
Happy Friday everyone! Time again for another look back at Windsor through some old photos… Today’s photo was snapped August 10, 1956. The Baby house must have been freshly renovated, as there is no lawn, no shutters on the windows and the door is exposed to the…
Old PhotographsWindsor

Walkerville Federal Building - 1919

August 20, 2010
Happy Friday, today’s old photo dates to November 1919, and takes us over to the Walkerville Federal Building on Devonshire, more commonly referred to as the Walkerville Post Office. View Larger Map Surprisingly this view hasn’t changed much in the last 91…
NewsOld PhotographsWindsor

Dieppe

August 18, 2010
More of a heads up than a post today… but I thought that some readers may be interested in this, and some may even be able to attend. On August 19, 1942, the ill fated raid on Dieppe took place. Of the 553 member of the Essex Scottish Regiment of Windsor who took part in the raid, only 51 were part of the evacuation back to England, two of which died from their wounds. The other 501 soldiers…
Read more
DetroitOld Photographs

Briggs Manufacturing Fire - 1963

August 13, 2010
It’s been a long while since we’ve poked our head over to the US side of the international metropolis, but seeing as it’s Friday, and time for an old photograph, this is one that caught my eye, a stunning photo that really captures the fire that befell the…
Old PhotographsWindsor

CN - 6060 - Windsor Waterfront Roundhouse

August 9, 2010
This excellent photo come to me from regular reader Doug S. who got permission from the photographer Charlie Whipp to post it here. Thanks to both Doug and Charlie for this amazing shot… The photo dates to May, 1974 and is a shot of Canadian National’s steam…