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Way Back To School: School Days 1907
It’s the first day of school for tens of thousands of elementary and secondary students in Windsor and Essex County. No doubt many parents are breathing a collective sigh of relief that their little darlings are no longer moping … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1907, 1940s, classic, classroom, commericals, education, Exederin, flag, headache, honour, now, O Canada, one room schoolhouse, outhouse, salute, school, schoolroom, swim team, teachers, then, tv, Walkerville, WalkervilleCollegiate, Windsor
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Dream Cruising to Ford City
Windsor, Ontario is separated by Detroit, Michigan, The Motor City, by a one-mile river. At times, that river barely seems to exist as there are some events that serve to unite our two cities and countries. I have no idea … Continue reading
Posted in People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1954, 2011, annual, audience, autos, Big 3, Canada, cars, classics, Detroit, Dream Cruiser, dreaming, Drive Ins, Drouillard Road, Duggan's Irish Pub, engines, exhaust, Ford, Ford City, fun, love, Michigan, modern, Motor City, now, Ontario, OPEC, retro, then, tires, tourist, trucks, vintage, wheels, 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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Upper Canada, eh? Windsor in 1837.
Still enjoying the leftovers from your bbq celebrating 144 years of Confederation? Ah, yes. There’s nothing like cold chicken, ribs, potato salad and watermelon washed down by an icy Molson Canadian to help prolong that warm patriotic feeling. In addition … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, The Straits, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1837, 1854, 1867, Anna Bromwell Jameson, author, brig, British, Canada West, Canadian Pacific Railroad, Catholic, churches, CPR, Detroit, Detroit River, dugout canoe, explorer, history, industry, intrepid, Michigan, now, Ontario, rail, railroad, schooners, southern ontario, steeples, then, Upper Canada, Windsor, writer
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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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Mother, may I take three giant steps?
I lost my mother 13 years ago. We weren’t particularly close (long story) but I loved her and I now appreciate everything she endured and achieved, including having come of age during the Great Depression. Her family was well to … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1942, children, darkness, endurance, family, father, game, Great Depression, grief, hope, light, loss, love, marriage, mother, Mother May I?, Mother's Day, newborn, now, park, play, reunion, riverfront, steps, strength, then, twins, WWII
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Hello Windsor History Fans!
North Entrance of Willistead Park, Windsor, Ontario, before wrought iron fence installed around entire park, circa 1910 Hey, it’s Elaine, of Walkerville Publishing. You may remember when we produced “The Walkerville Times” and then … Continue reading
Posted in Black History, Fashion, Lost Buildings, People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged blog, community, favorite, hello, magazine, miss, now, periodical, popular, then, Time, Time Magazine, Times Magazine, Walkerville Publishing, Walkerville Times, welcome
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