P9669

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View%20of%20the%20southwestern%20section%20of%20the%20Norwich%20Block%2C%20on%20Pitt%20St.%20W.%20at%20Ferry%20St.%2C%20the%20Tai%20Pan%20House%20%20Restaurant%20is%20visible%20highlighted

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ID Number

P9669

Item Name

image

Maker

Helmer, Neil

Title

Norwich Block - Tai Pan House Restaurant / Cartier Norwich - Restaurant Tai Pan House

Title (Fre)

Cartier Norwich - Restaurant Tai Pan House

Description

View of the southwestern section of the Norwich Block, on Pitt St. W. at Ferry St.; the Tai Pan House Restaurant is visible highlighted; the second and third storeys of this building served as an illegal betting establishment in the 1940's, and as a legal charity casino in the late 1990's; this photo was taken one week prior to the demolition of the block.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Bicycles & tricycles / Bicyclettes & tricycles

Business districts / District des affaires

Casinos

Charity / charité

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Ferry St. / Rue Ferry

Gambling / Le jeu de hasard

Helmer, Neil

Historic buildings / Monuments historiques

Norwich Block / Cartier Norwich

Office buildings / Immeuble de bureaux

Pitt St. W. / Rue Pitt Ouest

Restaurants

Speakeasies / bar clandestin

Tai Pan House

Traffic Engineering Department / Ingénierie et gestion du trafic routier

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