Old PhotographsWindsor

Walkerville - 1974

June 24, 2011
No real info on this one, just a date stamp on the back, which I suspect is not 100% accurate. The stamp reads “Dec. 13, 1974”, but given the trees in full foliage, it was obviously not take on that date, but is probably the printing date. Still a neat view of Walkerville as it once was. A good shot of the old Neon Canadian Club sign. A view of old industrial Walkerville – the…
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PostcardsWindsor

Circulation Desk - Leddy Library

June 22, 2011
A neat old postcard I recently came across. Probably, late 1950’s/early 1960’s. The back reads: Circulation Desk UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR WINDSOR, Ontario, CANADA A great postcard. I love that…
Old AdsRenderingsWindsor

3209 Church Street

June 20, 2011
I have always been interested in the odd spattering of old model homes around South Windsor, which are all related to various subdivision projects of the late 1920’s that were killed by the depression. This one at 3209 Church St., just south of Norfolk. An ad for the…
DetroitOld PhotographsWindsor

Bridge Construction - 1928

June 17, 2011
Happy Friday once again. Today’s photo is stamped on the back with the date December 24, 1928. The handwritten caption reads as follows: Compacting cable with hydraulic tongs (?) on new Ambassador Bridge It would have taken nerves of steel to work up there. Kudos to all those workers, I don’t think I could have done it… See you all back here Monday, enjoy the…
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Old PhotographsWindsor

Windsor Market - 1973

June 10, 2011
8/8/1973 – WINDSOR, ONTARIO: Detroit-area shoppers are crossing the Canadian border for beef in numbers that merchants say haven’t been equalled since the meatless days of World War II. Retailers said 8/8 that the vast majority of their customers in the past week or so have been Americans unable to find or afford beef in U.S. supermarkets. A quick Google search reveals some…
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Windsor

563 Brant - Vesuvio Steam Bath

June 6, 2011
The Vesuvio Steam Bath at 563 Brant was the site of a fire April 27. It seems like the place has been around forever. Doing some research it looks like it was the site of a shooting in 1969 and an armed robbery in 1980, but not much else is out there about. Charges of…