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Tag Archives: 1920s
Esto Perpetua: Walkerville C. I. Lives On
Does November 2nd, 1922 mean anything to you? Probably not unless you’re a Walkerville Collegiate alumnus. On that bright fall day celebrations were held to mark the school’s official opening. A luncheon, a dance, a swimming exhibition and a program … Continue reading
Posted in Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, architecture, Canada, company town, distiller, education, heritage, Hiram Walker, Ontario, Roaring Twenties, school, Walkerville, Windsor
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Cruising 1920s Style
Isn’t this photo a beaut? I’ve been saving it for a while. Tony Beresford, a member of my Windsor Ontario Then facebook group, posted it several months ago but unfortunately, didn’t have much information to go with it. At least … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, cruising, Detroit, Detroit River, downtown, duds, fashion, ferry, gals, gents, history, hotel, ladies, mystery, Ontario, Ouellette Avenue, photo, photography, Roaring Twenties, sharp, streets, style, urban, vintage, wedding, Windsor
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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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Who’s On First? The Walkerville Chicks, that’s who.
It’s kind of fun checking my blog’s stats to see how people find it. Now, before you think I don’t get out much, I have to say in my defence that that is simply not the case. I do get … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, baseball, black cohosh, boys of spring, Chick Construction, Chick Paving, clippings, cold, first, game, heat, heritage, history, hot, Mother Nature, newspaper, Niagara Falls, now, pastime, rain, semi-professional, snow, sport, sports heroes, summer, sun, team, then, Thomas Chick, Time, Walkerville Chicks
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BULL THE BOOTLEGGER: Our Noisy 1920s Neighbour
Another great story from “Was I Ever Lucky”, a memoir I am editing for long-time Windsorite, Barbara Kersey (née MacDonald). When my father, mother, little brother and I first came to Windsor from Nova Scotia in the mid-1920s, we lived … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, activity, alcohol, alley, bootlegger, bootlegging, booze, border, Bull, demon rum, drinking, garage, Giles Boulevard, guns, history, Huron Street, illegal, legal, neighbour, noisy, police, Prohibtion, Richmond Street, rum, rum running, runner, sirens, smugglers, speakeasy, stills, Walkerville, wild, Windsor
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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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The Good Old Days?? Swimming in the Poopy Detroit River
A great story from one of our Walkerville Times readers, Howard Pare, Windsor, Ontario. I can’t believe that in my early teens, along with many others, I went swimming at the bathing beach located at the foot of Bridge … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Then
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, bathing, Bathing Beach, Bridge Avenue, Detroit, Detroit River, Dirty Thirties, Great Depression, hot, Ontario, outflow, polluted, poop, poor, sewer, swimming, Windsor
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