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The Canadian Club Girl: 1897
Walkerville is the home of Canadian Club whisky. (You may have heard of it.) In 1856, a middle-aged businessman whose previous enterprises had not been successful, decided to cross over to the wilds of Canada from Detroit to set up a … Continue reading
Hey You Posers! (How One Old Photo Led to Another.)
I’ve been saving this charming photo for a while. I received it from my constant source of old local photos, Charlie Fox, several years ago. He wrote: “I found another old photo you might like. The three people are Alfred Mapes, … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1880, cars, cattle, corset, cows, Detroit, distillery, General Motors Transmission Plant, Hiram Walker, hour glass, Mapes, Marratt Artistic Photographer, mash, Michigan, Ontario, photography, Seminole Road, sepia tone, The Walkerville Times, vintage, Walker Farms, Walker Road, whisky, Windsor, Woodward
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Victoria 101: Why We Have a Long Weekend in May
Why All The Fuss? I was curious. British history is given short shrift in our schools so I had to wonder why we celebrated Queen Victoria every May. Not that I’m complaining or anything but what on earth did she … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Buildings, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged birthday, British Empire, Canada, Canadian Club, celebration, Diamond Jubilee, distiller, Edward Walker, fireworks, Golden Jubilee, Hiram Walker, Mary Walker, Ontario, Queen Victoria, rain, reign, storm, thunder, Victoria Day, Victoria Fountain, Walkerville, whisky, Willistead Manor, Willistead Park, Windsor
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Come and give me a kiss, dearie.
A woman’s work is never done. Here’s an unidentified Walkerville matriarch doing some mending in the backyard of what looks like one of the row houses on Monmouth Road. These homes were rented out to the employees of Hiram Walker … Continue reading
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Tagged benevolent dictator, dearie, distillery, kiss, matriarch, mending, rose bush, roses, row house, whisky, women's work
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