P6614

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ID Number

P6614

Item Name

Image

Title

Aerial View of Windsor / Vue aérienne de Windsor

Title (Fre)

Vue aérienne de Windsor

Date

ca 1930

Description

Black and white aerial view of Windsor & Detroit, looking north up Ouellette from University Avenue; on the Windsor side, on the left of Ouellette, numerous commercial buildings visible, including A.D. Bowlby Clothing and S.S. Kresge Co.; automobiles are parked along the street and there is a streetcar just entering the photograph heading toward the river; on the right side of the street a number of commercial buildings including C.H. Smith Company, Lazare's Furs and the Heintzman & Co. Pianos; the Detroit River runs horizontally through the photograph and a number of ferries are docked on the Detroit side of the river; a large steamer is travelling in the centre of the river; tall office and commercial buildings are visible across the river in Detroit.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Topic

Detroit River / Rivière Détroit

Subjects

A.D. Bowlby's Clothing / Vêtements A.D. Bowlby

Aerial views / Vues aériennes

Billboards / Panneaux d’affichage

Buildings / Immeubles

C.H. Smith Co. General Merchants / Magasin général C.H. Smith

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Detroit (Mich.)

Ferries / Traversiers

Heintzman & Co. Pianos / Piano Heintzman & Co.

Lazare's Furs / Fourrure Lazare

Ouellette Ave. / Avenue Ouellette

S.S. Kresge Company Ltd.

Signs (Notices) / Avis

Street railroad tracks / Tramways

Street railroads / Tramways électriques

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