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Snail Mail in Sandwich, Ontario
From a Sentry Box, to Postmasters’ homes, from General Stores and Shoe Stores to the current Sandwich Post Office, Sandwich certainly has had its share of different post office locations. As with most small towns, the post office in Sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Essex County, Lost Buildings, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged architecture, demolished, festival, heritage, history, Postmaster, Postmistress, Sandwich, William Hands, Windsor
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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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I love old buildings WAY too much.
This photo has been perched on my virtual desktop for over a month. Every now and then I would catch a glimpse of it and I would tell myself, Ok, DO SOMETHING with that photo so you can get it … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1854, 1980s, apartment, architecture, buildings, camera, Canada, cholera, creep, death, facade, feeling, Giles, gut, heritage, immigrants, lost, My Old House, mystery, Norwegian, now, old, Ontario, Ouellette, pervert, photo, photography, preserved, Prince Wales, Prince Wales Apartments, saved, then, tragedy, train, Windsor, wrecking ball, yellow brick
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Old is the New New: Our latest book “Windsor Then” is born.
I am very happy to announce the birth of Walkerville Publishing’s latest baby: “Windsor Then – A Pictorial Essay of Windsor Ontario’s Glorious Past.” 138 black and white photos chronicle Windsor’s progress from its days as a sleepy backwater in … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged activity, architecture, boats, book, change, chronicle, deck, destruction, dock, downtown, ferry, found, ghosts, history, horses, lost, new, oblivion, old, Ontario, Ouellette Avenue, pedestrians, photos, rare, record, Riverside Drive, sad, Sandwich Street, trolleys, Windsor, Windsor then
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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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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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