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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Walkerville: Past Tense
I plan to take a photo of what this block looks like now. Stay tuned! To read about shopping in Walkerville in the “olden days” read Al Roach’s charming story (published in The Walkerville Times and archived on walkervilletimes.com), Give … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1930s, 1950s, Al Roach, brick, Canada, cars, change, commerce, facades, Gladstone Avenue, Ontario, shopping, street, Tivoli Theatre, Walkerville, Windsor, Wyandotte Street
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I Read You Loud and Clear Dad.
The phone calls came about twice a month, almost like clockwork. It would be Dad announcing he had a bag of magazines to bring over. A voracious reader he could plow through probably a good dozen of them a week, … Continue reading
Posted in People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1937, 2011, Albert Howard Weeks, Bert Weeks, Bert Weeks Memorial Gardens, books, boss, call, City of Windsor, corruption, Detroit River, Father's Day, flat feet, garden, Great Depression, honor, love, magazines, mayor, memorial, Montreal, Ontario, phone, police, Quebec, reading, respect, scandal, shop, sin city, trade, watch maker, watch repair, water, Windsor, WWII
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Captured by Three Little Girls from the 1920s
A few years ago, I bought a couple of old black and white snapshots from Louise, owner of the delightful vintage boutique, Jones & Co., on Wyandotte Street East in Olde Walkerville (Windsor). This particular photo caught my eye because … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 19 teens, 1920s, architecture, bobs, Canada, Community Homes, economy, Ontario, parasols, practical, South Walkerville, strength, substantial, utility, vintage, W. N. McEachren & Sons Limited, Walkerville Land & Building Co., Windsor
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Scene on the Streets: Windsor 2011
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 2011, alley, back, built, construction, diagonal, disappear, education, elementary, equipment, erected, General Brock, graffiti, heritage, history, lot, Marlborogh Public School, Monmouth Road, Ontario, paint, Paul Martin Jr., Paul Martin Sr., rear, recent, Sandwich, scenes, sides, skunk, streets, Walker Road, War of 1812, west, Windsor, yellow
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Did You Know Jack? A Walkerville Landmark Is No More
I nearly ran the stop sign when I noticed the old red brick building on the northeast corner of Monmouth at Ontario was missing. It had ALWAYS been there!! Where did it go?? In fact the little house and the … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1960s, apartment block, Argyle Road, blocks, children, demolition, Devonshire, disappeared, empty lot, fresh, gone, hairdresser, history, Jack's Corner Store, kids, loot, Monmouth Road, neighbourhood, Ontario Street, penny candy, progress, rationale, Road, soda fountain, St. Anne's Catholic School, sudden, sweet tooth, vanished, variety store, Walker Road, Walkerville
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