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Red Cross - 1226 Ouellette Avenue - 1949

February 18, 2013
This building was located at 1226 Ouellette, just south of Gilles, and was for years the local Red Cross building. It was designed by local architects Sheppard & Masson, and was built in 1949, and it opened in May, 1950. For the life of me I don’t remember this place. I’m assuming that it was closed about the time the one on Plymouth & Grand Marais opened? Does anyone…
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Motor Vehicle Permits - Adie Knox Herman

February 15, 2013
Rounding out transportation week, here are a couple of interesting bits of local history that appeared on Ebay back about a decade ago. The vehicle permits for Adie Knox Herman, wife of W.F. Herman, namesake of the high school and one time publisher of the Windsor Star, from…
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Trams & Ferries

February 13, 2013
More paper ephemera today from the vaults at IM HQ. Sticking with the transportation theme of the other day… Here are three different and interesting tickets. 1. S.W. & A Railway streetcar ticket from Windsor to Tecumseh. Regional transportation existed, only we…
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Assumption College Gymnasium - 1939

February 8, 2013
Back in 2008, we took a look at St. Dennis Hall, now part of the computer lab at the University. This building served as the gymnasium of Assumption College back in the olden days… I recently came across this image of the interior of the gym from 1939. Here’s…
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Action Hobbies Slide Show # 10 - Saturday March 9, 2013

February 6, 2013
Via regular reader and contributor Tim Swaddling: Hello friends Saturday, March 9th, 7.30pm – Action Hobbies hosts Historical Train Slide Show #10 Free admission! Action Hobbies Kingsville welcomes Larry Broadbent of St. Thomas, Ontario. Action Hobbies Kingsville is…
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Ottawa & Gladstone - Cherniak's - 1930

February 4, 2013
From the Windsor Star – September 3, 1968 Ottawa and Gladstone about the year 1930 is shown above. The store on the corner is Cherniak’s, one of Windsor’s oldest merchandising firms and still prominently identified with retailing. The building was known as Nader’s and carries the date of 1924 on its name block in the upper centre of the facade, Ottawa Street, even then…
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Gus's - 1954

February 1, 2013
From the 1954 tourist guide once again… Today we look at Gus’s in Remington Park. The motel is still there, although it doesn’t look like there’s a restaurant anymore… View Larger Map Happy February everyone, have a good weekend, see you back…
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Appearing at The Embassy - 1973

January 30, 2013
This ad ran in the Windsor Star in February, 1973. It advertises upcoming bands playing at the Embassy Hotel, one of the bands scheduled in the ad was a little Canadian band by the name of Rush. View Larger Map Today the Embassy Hotel, is best known as the Little Memphis…