Today's old photo comes again from the dumped collection of the Detroit News. This photo is dated January 27, 1923, but was clearly not taken in January. I think this is the same photo that once ran in the Windsor Star, although the photo has a photographers stamp in the bottom corner: "E. Rogers Day & Night... »
This is one I've been meaning to post for a little while. The other week, while heading out to the east side, I came upon this corner, and was shocked to find a pile of rubble. The Top Valu car wash and gas station has been wiped from the landscape. Any Eastsiders out... »
Every once in a while I come across a postcard that makes me wonder just what someone was thinking. Someone's blurry out of focus shot of a model on a table turned into a postcard. :) The caption on the back of this one reads: Scale Model of "Campus of... »
Happy Friday, once again, we've got an old Windsor Photo to look at. This old shot was taken by Sid Lloyd, Windsor's pre-eminent commercial photographer of the 1930's, 1940's and... »
A few random things from around town over the last few days... New stairs are on their way to the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue on Gilles Boulevard. It's an amazing building. If... »
Last Thursday night, on my way home from work, I was coming up McDougall when look what my eye see... The famous building eaters. A neat old factory, was last used... »
Happy Friday everyone! Time again for another look back at Windsor through some old photos... Today's photo was snapped August 10, 1956. The Baby house must have been freshly renovated, as there... »
One of the more overlooked buildings along Ouellette is the current W.S.O. office and former Bank of Nova Scotia building located at 487. It was designed by Toronto archtects Mathers... »
This buff brick building on Glengarry, just south of Wyandotte has long been a favourite of mine. There's a mystery to this place that I've yet to discover... Built sometime between... »
Happy Friday, today's old photo dates to November 1919, and takes us over to the Walkerville Federal Building on Devonshire, more commonly referred to as the Walkerville Post Office. View Larger... »
More of a heads up than a post today... but I thought that some readers may be interested in this, and some may even be able to attend. On August 19,... »
Photo c. 2010 - Chuck Pike Regular reader Chuck Pike, sent along a couple of photos to go with the post the other day about the retention basin. Photo c. 2010 -... »
It's been a long while since we've poked our head over to the US side of the international metropolis, but seeing as it's Friday, and time for an old photograph,... »
I figure that many readers haven't had a chance to poke around and check out all that construction that has closed the riverfront trail and eaten a giant hole in... »
This excellent photo come to me from regular reader Doug S. who got permission from the photographer Charlie Whipp to post it here. Thanks to both Doug and Charlie for... »
So the server is moved, and all seems to be in order... If you notice anything funky, please let me know by email... Now, on to today's photos. From the Detroit... »
A while back I mentioned that a server upgrade was coming... Well it's finally here. Things "should" go according to plan. But you never know. Since I'm going to have to export... »
From the Windsor Daily Star - November 9, 1946: First sod for the new church in The Voice of the Most Precious Blood Parish will be turned Sunday at 4:30 p.m.... »
