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Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Windsor Connection: Kate & Will Wed on Special Anniversary
Watching the marriage of Kate and William today, I was thrilled to see one of the world’s last Lancasters fly in formation over London. For most of the Canadians in the crowds around Buckingham Palace or watching on tv, the … Continue reading
Posted in People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged A Bad Penny Always Comes Back, Allies, Bad Penny, Bob Upcott, book, Buckingham Palace, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, flight, food drop, Glen Mitchell, Holland, Hunger Winter, Kate, Lancaster, marriage, mercy, mission, Nazi, Operation Manna, Pilot Bob, Queen Elizabeth, RCAF, romance, royal, Skype, Stan Jones, The Netherlands, Uphill Battle, wedding, William, Windsor, WWII
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The Big Race: Walkerville 1896
One hundred and fifteen years ago, whisky baron Hiram Walker’s company town of Walkerville, Ontario was positively booming. Enjoy Charlie Fox’s fascinating look back at those heddy days when his father cycled the race of his life. An air of … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1896, Big Tony's Original Wood Fired Pizza Co., company town, country, cycling, distiller, Farmer's Rest, gold, handicap, Hiram Walker, Lauzon Road, planing mill, printer, program, speed, Tecumseh Road, trophy, Walker Road, Walkerville, watch, win, winner
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Nuts in May: Kids at play, 1900s
I have no idea where in Windsor or Walkerville this charming photo was taken, but it is certainly a fascinating capture of not only a neighbourhood in the making, but of one of its little denizens who looks eager to … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1900s, 20th century, advantages, alleys, children, city, developing, development, disadvantaged, exercise, games, Lemons and Oranges, marbles, neighbourhood, Nuts in May, poor, rich, running, sidewalk, stilts, stockings, street, string, tag, tin cans, tops, turn of the century, urban
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Flap on… Flap off… The Flapper: Roaring 1920s Windsor
Ain’t I the bees’ knees? Before the start of World War I, the Gibson Girl was all the rage. This elegant, willowy image of feminine beauty was inspired by the drawings of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. She wore her long hair loosely … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, bees' knees, Big Six, Charles Dana Gibson, dancing, eligible, fashionsof the '20s, flapper, Gibson Girl, illustrator, peace, petting, petting parties, prohibition, roadster, Roaring Twenties, rum running, slang, smoking, speed, spinster, Victorian, voting, war, WWI
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Before the Dollar Store, there was the Five and Dime.
An acquaintance emailed me a really nice bunch of old photos, which I believe originated from The Windsor Star archives. The photo above, (taken in June 1946) shows a store that was once found on Ottawa Street east of … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1946, affordable, architecture, baby boom, budget, commerce, department store, dime, dollar store, dollars, Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, nickel, Ottawa Street, postwar, retail, store, storefront, stretching, variety
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Top Hats and 45% Unemployment: Windsor 1933
This picture was taken in 1933, in the depths of the “Great Depression” which lasted from 1929 to 1939. The hardest-hit cities in Canada were in the heavy industry centers of western Ontario. In Windsor unemployment had skyrocketed to almost 45%! So … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1933, 45% unemployment, bets, betting, boy scouts, Boys Brigade, bread lines, camping, Canada, canes, children, Christian, desperate, Devonshire, global, Great Depression, horses, hot dogs, hungry, inspection, Kenilworth, Kennedy Collegiate, military, nags, obedience, Parent Avenue, pillbox caps, races, racetrack, Scotland, slips, soup kitchens, surreal, top hats, track, values, welfare, white gloves
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Springs, shoots and leaves.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, southern Ontario is supposed to get a dry, hot summer. (See for yourself: http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/region/ca/3#) I say, bring it on! Enough already! Tomorrow is April 6, 2011. There is a nary a green leaf to be … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now
Tagged April, canopy, dry, Farmer's Almanac, forecast, green, hot, leaves, prediction, shoots, snow flurries, southern ontario, spring, summer, trees, warmer
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Mystery Baby – ca. 1900
Once upon a time, somebody loved this baby. Looking at his cute little button up boots and hair cut, I’m guessing boy and I’m thinking probably a bit pampered. I don’t know who he is or who his parents were … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1900, anesthesia, Aspirin, baby, black and white, button-up boots, childhood, death, diphtheria, disease, drugs, extended family, farms, hand-tinted, juvenile, life expectancy, mystery, pampered, photographs, pram, sepia, survival, Walkerville, widow, WWI
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