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If These Walls Could Talk—The Walker Power Building
The Walker Power building at Devonshire and Riverside, once a virtual ruin, had nevertheless become a favoured backdrop for wedding engagement photos. When Piero Aleo and then-fiancé Laura posed at the Power building in 2015, he barely noticed it.Returning from his honeymoon, Aleo received a phone call from friend Stephen Ducharme that would change the […]
HISTORY DRIVE—Windsor Arena (1924): Wyandotte E. and McDougall St.
Originally called the Border Cities Arena, “The Barn” hosted the Detroit Cougars (Detroit Red Wings) for the 1926-1927 NHL season while Detroit’s Olympia Stadium was under construction. The arena, later renamed the Windsor Arena, opened in 1925 for a local junior hockey team. It was home for years to the Windsor Bulldogs (later renamed the […]
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Windsor Fire Station #6: Mill Street at Peter Street
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Riverside Drive West, facing east, at the point where this historic roadway divides into University Avenue—the Ambassador Bridge is in the background. The top photo was taken in 1960, where the Supertest gas station stood at the time. That same building remains in business 60 years later—now Nick’s Auto Clinic. The bronze statue of Major–General […]
Boblo Island Amusement Park
Boblo Island Amusement Park, aerial view. The SS Ste. Clair Boblo steamer arrives at the popular amusement park, which featured an abundance of rides, and a Dance Pavillion designed by John Scott. Boblo Island operated from 1898 until it suddenly closed on September 30, 1993; its amusement rides were sold in 1994. The park was located […]
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A legendary resort situated on Dougall Rd., the Elmwood was a fine Art Deco–style hotel, first built in 1943. It enjoyed a great run for almost 30 years, with entertainers like Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Liberace, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Barbra Streisand, and Wayne Newton headlining the floor shows. The Elmwood fell on hard times, […]
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A look at the CPR station: 1890 vs 2019
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