Tag Archives: 1886

Musings about trolleys, congregating and “progress”.

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Elaine Weeks

With current local chit chat about a city councillor’s suggestion to bring back street cars in Windsor, I pondered (once again) how different things (read better) would be here if our city fathers had just left well enough alone. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then | Tagged 1886, All Nations Full Gospel Church, architects, building, Canada, Chalmers United Church, chat, chat, chit chat, congregation, electric street cars, first, Ford Motor Company Canada, hot springs, loss, lot, musings, Ontario, pastors, Presbyterian, progress, Sandwich Hot Springs, The Junction, tourist attraction, trolley cars, University Avenue, Walkerville, Windermere, Windsor | 5 Comments

Walking barefoot, uphill, in a snowstorm.

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Elaine Weeks

What? Another freezing rain warning for Windsor and Essex County today? Oh joy! Oh rapture! Hey, It’s March 24… bring it on! Maybe because we’ve had such a miserably cold March, April will treat us a little better. Hmmm, maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in People, The Straits, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then | Tagged 1886, Albert Kahn, April, bizarre, blizzards, broken, Canada, Detroit, drifts, Foxley, freak, freakish, gardens, humidex, May, Ontario, snowstorm, spring, summer, Walkerville, weather, winds, Windsor | 3 Comments

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Musings about trolleys, congregating and “progress”.

Walking barefoot, uphill, in a snowstorm.

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