The post Monday about the Ferry Dock, reminded me of this photo that was posted a long time ago, to the first version of the website, long before it was in today’s Blog format. The Pleasure was built in 1894, and worked for the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company. As you can see in this photo,... »
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Ferry Landing – 1920
A postcard today, that I hadn’t come across before… It’s an interesting view of the Ferry Landing, from about 1920, and at the height of the auto age. The cars are coming off the ferry, and it looks like some are lined up on the right waiting to get... »
Humpty Dumpty Trailer Court – Revisited
Back in December we paid a visit to the Humpty Dumpty Trailer Court, I recently came across this picture of the place as well: Tel. Yorktown 9-4260 For Reservations On No. 2 Hwy. Walker Rd at... »
Glengarda
A sketch of Glengarda Ursuline School, designed in 1938 by J.C. Pennington. The building opened in 1939, and stood until 1998, when despite being designated, the Mady Corp tore it... »
Downtown Windsor – 1930
Up today is a photo looking north from the Norton Palmer Hotel taken in 1930. Despite all the things I cover here on the website that have been mangled,... »
Border Cities Industries
This plant at Kildare and Munsee, was known as Border Cities Industires, and was a subsidiary of G.M. through the end of WWII. The building was owned by the... »
Railroad Hotels
Back when the CN passenger station was on the waterfront at the foot of Goyeau, there were a bunch of hotels to serve them. Wherever there were railroad stations... »
University Of Windsor – Mid 1960’s
Today’s post is a postcard of the University of Windsor from the early to mid 1960’s. The caption on the back of the card reads as follows: UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR Windsor, Ontario,... »
Eastown
Today’s post comes courtesy of Scott Hughes. Scott was kind enough to pass on this photo he took of the old Eastown sign at Lauzon & Tecumseh before it... »
Ukrainian Restaurant
While John may have beat me to the punch the other day, posting about this place on My Local Food Blog, I’m still going to post about it today.... »
University And Bruce – Then and Now
Last week I had a photo of the Bruce Baptist Church demolition from 1949. I came across another photo of the area from 1929. Looking east toward Bruce Avenue.... »
Mai-Mai Tavern
A recent postcard I picked up off of eBay: MAI-MAI (MEANS FINE FOOD) This is one of the new bright lights for dining out, if you happen to be in the Windsor... »
The End Of Bruce Baptist Church
From the Windsor Daily Star August 26, 1949: One of the city’s familiar landmarks has disappeared with the demolition of the tower of the former Bruce Avenue Baptist Church to... »
Red Robin Follow-up
A few weeks ago we took a look at 331 Ouellette which was once home the Red Robin Store. The photo above appeared in the Gladstone-White Book “A Moment in... »
Welcome To Windsor – 1957
Another old Newspaper photo, this one today is dated March 8, 1957. It’s from the Detroit News, and the caption on the back, reads as follows: On King’s Highway #2... »
936 Windermere Road
Having grown up at the other end of this block, I have always admired this house located at 936 Windermere. It was built in 1916 and was designed by... »
Rail Stations Through The Years
WALKERVILLE – PERE MARQUETTE The station above was on Devonshire Road in Walkerville. The station was designed by Detroit Architects Mason & Rice, in 1890. The station was demolished... »
Ouellette & University – July, 1958
Another old newspaper photo. Today’s shot is Ouellette and University Avenue, from July, 1958. It’s interesting to see how much this block has changed over the years. The two buildings... »






