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Lost Children of Windsor
I promised Adele M. M. McLennan I would post this charming photo in my blog. She brought it to my attention through something called Facebook. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. And perhaps you’ve come across some of Adele’s musings; she … Continue reading
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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Mystery Walkerville Families
This nearly 100-year-old photo was posted on my Windsor Ontario Then Facebook group by Dale MacRae-Barry, the great granddaughter of George Ernest Johnson, identified in the top row. Dale is hoping someone may recognize this photo and be able to provide her … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1913, 1914, 1915, Black & White, Canada, Choate Family, family, fashion, genealogy, George Ernest Johnson, heritage, Lincoln Road, mystery, old, Ontario, people, photo, portrait, 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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Love, Enchantment and Mystery at The Capitol Theatre
Front of the House: The Magnificent Capitol Theatre 1948 Opened in 1920 as Loew’s Windsor Theatre, the Capitol Theatre in downtown Windsor has had many ups and downs. Just out of bankruptcy on Jan. 31st, it is now owned and operated … Continue reading
Posted in People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged actors, booth, Capitol, Capitol Theatre, cashier, dickie, enchantment, entertainment, flash lights, grand, grandeur, Great Depression, house, lobby, Loew's Theatre, loss, love, magnificent, movies, mystery, Ontario, opening night, Pelissier Street, Peter Pan - The Musical, politics, Riverfront Theatre Company, Shakespeare, sonnet, sonnet 29, talkies, talking pictures, tickets, troupe, University Avenue, usher, wicket, Windsor, WWII, youth
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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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Mystery Lady of Walkerville
Long-time Walkerville resident Charlie Fox sent me a bunch of old photos. Here is one that I particularly like. He doesn’t know who the lady is but she is definitely warm and looking stylish!
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Then
Tagged company town, fashion, mystery, Ontario, people, style, turn of century, vintage, Walkerville
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Mystery Men of Riverside
>A few years ago, someone found this snapshot on the sidewalk and passed it along to us. Anyone have any idea who these gents might be? Looks like this was taken in the 1940s in the Riverside area of Windsor. … Continue reading
Posted in People, Windsor Then
Tagged black and white, mystery, old, photo, Riverside, snapshot, storefront, strangers
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