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Smith's Department Store - 1954

January 10, 2008
Today’s old ad comes from the same booklet that had yesterday’s ad for Routley’s Motel, published in 1954. Smith’s Department Store on Ouellette Ave. was a long time local fixture. Founded in 1914 as the C.H. Smith Co., the downtown store was expanded in 1925. The main store on Ouellette following the 1925 expansion. Photo from the collection of the Windsor Archives. The…
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Norwichian

January 7, 2008
A couple of photos today from Wayne State’s excellent Virtual Motor City Project. This photo was dated Jan 12, 1965. Taken at Dieppe Park, the identity of the man, if ever know is long lost. It is however a great shot of the Riverside Dr. frontage of the Norwich…
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Ferry Dock - c. 1927

January 4, 2008
Today’s photo comes courtesy of regular reader Mark, it was taken by his grandfather William Rudkin around 1927 from the ferry to Detroit. The quality and sharpness on those old photographs is simply outstanding. The detail can really take you back in…
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Then, Then and Now

December 21, 2007
The former Tepperman’s Building on Ottawa St. has had a long and interesting history. First built in 1939, the building was originally only one story tall. It was designed by J.P. Thomson, who was at the time working for Sheppard & Masson. (Photo from the…
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Home Bank Building

December 18, 2007
The former Home Bank building at Wyandotte and Windermere is one of my favourite buildings in Walkerville, and the western anchor of what is perhaps our best looking and most intact historic commercial block. This postcard view is from Walkerville Publishing’s…