Canada Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada 1930
Canada Building, Windsor, Ont., Canada 1930 |
Year: 1930 |
Publisher: Windsor News Company Limited |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): 108589 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Black Binder 3 |
Notes: c. 1930; the Canada Building, located at 364-374 Ouellette Avenue (east side) between Park Street and London Street (now University Avenue) was built in 1928; it is a 14 storey Art Deco office tower; "The largest office building in Western Ontario. Erected by the Border Cities' Star as a store and office building. It is fireproof throughout, faced with granite. Bedford stone and brick. Equipment includes three 700-foot-a-minute Otis Fensom signal control elevators, circulating ice water system, automatic stoking and freight elevator service. Features of the Canada Building are the basement and second floor arcade shops. Located in the heart of the business district, next to the Prince Edward Hotel and 200 feet from the Detroit-Canada tunnel terminal." |
Subject(s): Canada Building (Windsor) Ouellette Avenue (Windsor) Commercial Buildings Prince Edward Hotel (Windsor) Border Cities Star (Newspaper) Hotels Stores |
Place(s): Windsor (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |