Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Central Chrysler
November 30, 2006
Located on the corner of Goyeau & Elliott was Central Chrysler. Like many other retailers, Central Chrysler also abandonned downtown Windsor for the sprawled out area at the south end of the city. As a result of some poor planning, and bad luck, the old Central…
Then and Now - Downtown Greyhoud Station
November 28, 2006
As it appeared in the mid 1940’s. Photo above from the Bernie Drouillard Collection.
The Windsor Greyhound Terminal, 2006.
Completed in May, 1940, the Windsor terminal was shared between Greyhound of Canada and the S.W & A railway, the forerunner of Transit Windsor. The terminal was designed by the frim of Bonfield and Cumming, who also designed the Kalamazoo station as well as the…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Walker Farms House
November 27, 2006
Located on Walker Road, just north of Tecumseh Rd., was one of the last traces of the old Walker Road. This old Farmhouse dated to the 1880, and was the residence of the manager of the Walker Farms. A brief history of the Farm can be found here.
A drive by on Friday…
Hockey Night in Windsor
November 17, 2006
Last night I attended a Spitfires game with a friend of mine from the US side, at his suggestion. It had been about a decade since I last went to a game, and I figured it was a good chance to go shoot the old area before the Spits move out the the deep east side.
Built in 1924 as the Border Cities Arena, this building hosted the inagural season of the Detroit Red Wings (then called the Cougars)…
