916 Buckingham - The Hollywood Model Home
September 16, 2013
From the Windsor Daily Star, June 25, 1955:
This beautiful Hollywood Home is the direct result of many years of study and intense planning by a prominent California architect. The interior consists of 3 spacious bedrooms, huge 24-ft. living room with dining area, step saving…
Marlborough Park - 1929
April 17, 2013
An interesting look back at the proposed development of Marlborough Park. Planned to fill the space south of old Sandwich Town, and to act as a residential bridge to the anticipated boom coming in Ojibway. It’s neat to note that what is Felix today, was planned as an…
Diane Shoes - 1939
January 18, 2013
From the Windsor Daily Star – December 30, 1939:
After alterations are completed the new greater Diane Shoe Store will be located on Ouellette avenue in the present building. The new store will have three times its former floor space, with the first floor, basement…
J. Clark Keith Hydro Plant
December 21, 2012
Located in Brighton Beach, the J. Clark Keith coal powered hydro plant was opened in 1953, and was demolished in 1997.
Below is a rendering that appeared in the Windsor Daily Star, February 19, 1949:
These first architects’ drawings of the $21,000,000 Windsor steam hydro generating plan which will go into construction in the Brighton Beach area this spring were released today by the Hydro…
Suggested Civic Centre
December 14, 2012
This comes from regular reader Mike F. who came across this rendering from the Border Cities Star, November 1, 1930:
Location of the proposed new Canadian National Railways station on the riverfront, at the foot of Windsor avenue, with a city hall square at the…
Proposed Ford City Park - 1929
November 16, 2012
From the Border Cities Star – March 16, 1929:
This is an architect’s conception of a proposed park development in Ford City, in the area bounded by Alice street, Tourangeau Road, Reginald street and Bernard Road. At the Ford City Parks Board’s meeting on…
