O'Shea Pool House - Photo Du Jour - October 19, 2005
October 19, 2005
Located on Riverside Dr. in Windsor, next to the RCMP station is this small soon to be demolished home. As the story goes, this was the pool house to the summer “cottage” next door. The O’Shea’s came from money, being the second generation…
More oldies...
October 18, 2005
Again from the Bernie Droulliard collection. These photos were developped last night from transnegs (copies of negatives, or negatives of prints) and many haven’t been seen in 60 + years.
Many of the originals rest in the Transit Windsor Archives.
The Crosstown Bus…
Old Windsor Photos
October 13, 2005
From the collection of Bernie Drouilliard, sent to me by John Stefani. Here is another round of classic Windsor transportation images. Those guys have in the past, contributed a fair amout of histoical Windsor photographs. I look forward to future contibutions, and I will add the previous entries back shortly.
The good old horse drawn buggy street car or Omnibus.
This photo was taken on…
WINDSOR THEN & NOW - Photo Du Jour - 09/14/2005
October 12, 2005
This week’s Photo Du Jour’s will feature a series of “Then and Now” shots from old post cards to how that scene looks today. This scene is looking west along University Avenue at the Intersection of Pelissier & University. The original post card…
WINDSOR THEN & NOW - Photo Du Jour - 09/16/2005
October 12, 2005
This week’s Photo Du Jour’s will feature a series of “Then and Now” shots from old post cards to how that scene looks today. This scene is the intersection of Ouellette Ave. & Park St. near the Tunnel Exit. Built in the early 1960’s the Seaway Inn was constructed on land that had been vacant since 1928 when the Tunnel was built. Today the hotel is a Ramada…
2004 - The Year In Review
December 31, 2004
**Originally Uploaded to the old Website 12-31-04**
Like I did last year, I present a review of buildings that were demolished in 2004.
Above, Albert Kahn’s Transportation Building. Brought down for an expanded parking garage for the Dime building.
Below, the…
2003 - The Year In Review
December 31, 2003
**Originally Uploaded to the old Website 12-31-03**
On the last day of 2003, I would like to take the time to reflect on buildings in the International Metropolis that fell to the Wreckers ball during the last 12 months, if you have any to add to the list please feel free…