Victoria Fountain - c. 1900
March 30, 2012
From the Detroit Publishing Co. archives at the Library of Congress Website, comes this shot of the Victoria Fountain, now in Willistead park, in its original location on Devonshire Road, just south of the Train Station.
A neat detail shot of the original top of the…
Peabody Bridge c. 1984
March 28, 2012
Photo © Matthew Kulbacki
Another picture from the Matthew Kulbacki collection, via Tim Swaddling.
Today’s shot is looking west and shows the long gone Peabody Bridge over Riverside Drive. Hard to imagine that this bottleneck on Riverside Drive once existed.
Looking…
Coming Soon To The Elmwood - 1960's
March 26, 2012
Today’s picture is a scan of an advertising postcard for the Elmwood showing some upcoming events.
Some of the biggest stars of the era were coming… Before the Casino returned big name entertainment to the city, this Elmwood used to be the place to go for big name entertainment. For more info on the Elmwood, use the search on the right –>
Windsor must have been quite a happening…
Walkerville Train Station
March 23, 2012
A neat link sent to me from Tim Swaddling, yields this image of the Walkerville Depot from when it first opened as the CN station. The photo is taken from the CN Archives, which were donated to the Canadian Science & Technology Museum for public archival access –…
Ferry Landing - c. 1915
March 21, 2012
Today’s picture is courtesy of John Stefani, who sends along this scan from his collection. A great shot of the ferry landing at the Foot of Ouellette Avenue. This card captures the changing of an era. There is a horse and buggy against the curb, and just to the right…
Devonshire From The Peadbody Bridge - c. 1984
March 19, 2012
Photo © Al Gradwell
Another picture from the Al Gradwell collection, via Tim Swaddling…
This photo was taken from the Peabody Bridge looking east, towards Devonshire. The Walker Power Building is on the right. Most of the tracks are long gone, and this is an area of town that looks much different today. The old Walkerville Town Hall, was moved from Riverside Drive (just visible on the…
Training Car
March 16, 2012
Photo © Al Gradwell
Some more pictures from the Al Gradwell collection, via Tim Swaddling. This is car #96, according to the stories Tim passes along, this is a former CN car, painted up in this shot in the VIA colours. This car was used by VIA to train new employees. Maybe…
VIA 6771 - c. 1983
March 14, 2012
Photo © Al Gradwell
Some more pictures from the Al Gradwell collection, via Tim Swaddling. This is a pretty standard shot, but there a great capture of an interesting looking building to the left of the train.
Photo © Al Gradwell
Anyone remember this building? Any stories…
