Ferry Docks - Ouellette & Riverside c. 1930
January 26, 2015
An old view in this postcard, looking north towards the river up Ouellette Avenue at the intersection with what was then Sandwich Street. The Ferry Docks at the foot of Ouellette are visible, along with the Ritz Hotel to the left and the old British-American Hotel on the…
Ouellette & Wyandotte - c 1939
January 23, 2015
Photo © the Bernie Drouillard Collection, used with permission, digitized by John Stefani
A neat shot towards the end start of WWII, looking south on Ouellette from just south of Wyandotte Street. As you can see there has been an on street bus terminal there, as long as…
Lindon Brooks - Pioneer of Motormen - 1935
January 21, 2015
Mr. Lindon Clark Brooks – Drove the first Trolley Car
His obituary ran on Page 5 of the January 16, 1935 edition of the Border Cities Star, exactly 80 years ago, last Friday.
“Windsor’s first street car motorman – and, incidentally, the first street car motor man on the North American continent – died early this morning at his home, 656 Goyeau street, following a…
Proposed Detroit River Memorial Tunnel - 1918
January 19, 2015
This rendering above was proposed in July 1918, involved six giant elevators to take cars down to a road, where you would drive under the river, and take an elevator up at the other end. The plan also called for pedestrians as well.
Just one of many ideas floated that never…
The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School – 1923 – Part II
January 16, 2015
The Auditorium, with seating for 720.
The boardroom
The woodworking shop
A typical classroom
The tool making shop
The machine shop
For anyone who went to/or worked at W. D. Lowe, I’d love to hear how the inside looked compared to these photos when you were…