  Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5579 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.156.94.65 |
Here is today's P.D.J. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 8515 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.71.57.39 |
Some of the apartments still have the bed that folds into the wall. Very nifty. Thanks for a bit of history on the building AIW. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1878 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.106 |
They're generally called murphy beds. So named after the inventor of the bed. Murphy Beds are currently making a comeback in areas where space is at a premium. There still are manufacturers of murphy beds. I'm looking into getting one for my loft's office. They offer one with bookshelves that roll out of the way. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 515 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 209.181.212.60 |
The Ambassador building looks very similar to a group of four that are on Alter Road near E.Jefferson. Same vintage, and similarly the Alter Rd. buildings have murphy beds as well. I dig murphy beds. Blue-print sharing? [Edited for spelling/syntax] (Message edited by rrl on June 02, 2006) | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 8518 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.71.57.39 |
Thanks NDavies. I never knew there was a name for them. | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 335 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 129.9.163.234 |
If it were 1/2 half mile to the north (just across the river), it would be a ghetto shithole. Gotta love those Canadians. Keep their cities nice, make kick-ass beer. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 3862 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 67.160.138.107 |
Lovely building. Detroit has scores of buildings like that, documented in Lowell's Westside and Highland Park tours. Sadly, most of these are nearly rubble. There are some in better shape in inner suburbs such as Ferndale and royal Oak. Thanks AIW. Windsor is preserved so well, on balance. jjaba. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 609 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 207.200.116.139 |
My eagle eye notes that in 1929 the address was 1042 Ouellette, but the current photo shows an addy of 1382. Did Windsor have a street renumbering project like Detroit did c. 1918? Beautiful building. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 8523 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.71.57.39 |
Yes Ray they did. I believe in the 1930's they changed the address numbers because of the annexation of Walkerville and Ford city )possibly Sandwich Township too). | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5581 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 209.216.150.127 |
Yes, 1937. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1293 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.42.251.225 |
Goat and AIW are very knowledgable Windsorites. Maybe Mayor Francis can convince Council to rename their half of the tunnel "Angoat". | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 405 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
For our Windsor historians, why was Ouellette renumbered when Windsor annexed Walkerville, Ford City, etc, considering Ouellette does not run into those former villages? | ||
River_rat Member Username: River_rat Post Number: 134 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 68.166.44.44 |
Jjaba says, "Lovely building. Detroit has scores of buildings like that, documented in Lowell's Westside and Highland Park tours. Sadly, most of these are nearly rubble. There are some in better shape in inner suburbs such as Ferndale and royal Oak. Isn't this a sad commentary on Detroit. On another thread someone laments the scrappers attacking a newly vacated building. When will we learn that until we manage our lawlessness (scrapping is stealing!), there is little hope for the city? Aside -- Jjaba is approaching 4000. | ||
Haydenth Member Username: Haydenth Post Number: 81 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 67.107.50.35 |
There's quite a few apartment complexes like this that remain in excellent shape in the Midtown/WSU area. Particularly the neighborhoods south of Warren along Cass & Second and the block East of WSU along Kirby and Cass. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5582 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 209.216.150.127 |
UIO, the whole city was renumbered, actually twice. I think before that it happened in 1918. The 1937 renumbering was more of a depression era make work project as well. The entire city was renumbered with east/west streets being renumbered starting from Ouellette Ave. Each block was assigned a set of numbers. The first block east and west of Ouellette contained numbers 1-99, the second block 100-199, the thrid 200-299, and so on. North/south street followed the same numbering system starting at the river. That is why 100 is the first block south of Riverside Dr., all the buildings north of Riverside were < 100. As a result of the renumbering every house in the city was assigned a new small oval enamaled steel plaque with the number. Drive around the older neighborhoods in Windsor and you will see them still attached to many houses. I found mine attached to my porch and painted over. I stripped it and cleaned it up as much as possible, and put it back on the house. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 8524 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.71.57.39 |
UIO, The city grew east/west and north/south so they had to change the numbers. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5583 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.228.201.99 |
Here is an example of the 1937 house number signs (and the historic site sign  ):  (Message edited by aiw on June 02, 2006) | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 406 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 70.28.0.197 |
And who said that you can't learn anything from Detroit Yes!?! Thanks guys. | ||
Blitz Member Username: Blitz Post Number: 181 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 72.139.243.118 |
So that's why so many homes in Windsor have the same address labels, those things are everywhere! Hard to believe they're all 70 years old. I've been wondering about that for a long time. | ||
Ventura67 Member Username: Ventura67 Post Number: 39 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 69.245.93.12 |
I love the posts on Windsor, really a great way for us to see the city over the river. I tend to wonder if Canada is an all-around better country in so many ways and these posts seem like an argument to add to that basket. Wondering why these PDJ's are so heavily Windsor, though? Just a gentle question. Maybe a PDJ-W and a PDJ-D? I would like to see more of Detroit images in representation. (Surely there's no lack of material). | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 3865 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 67.160.138.107 |
Andrew in Windsor AKA AIW authors the PDJs. He walks around his historic neighborhood and brings it to us, including his house number. Not to be outdone, Milwaukee and Portland, Oregon had a renumbering program and issued a metal frame with individual tile numbers. You can still affix the same models to your houses today. The next time you are in one of those cities, look for them. Most older houses have kept them. Yes, jjaba approaches 4000 posts but he's not there yet. jjaba, Westsider. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5584 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.228.201.99 |
Venture, they go thorough phases, some Detroit, some Windsor. Since the new website design into blog format there have actually been 64 Detroit PDJ's vs. 61 Windsor PDJ's.  | ||
Tayshaun22 Member Username: Tayshaun22 Post Number: 210 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.14.101.116 |
I guess Windsor schools don't teach basic math. | ||
623kraw Member Username: 623kraw Post Number: 915 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200 |
This is a similar apartment, in great shape, and you won't believe where it is: (Hint: hover the mouse...)  | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4222 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.173.154 |
That Apt. is located on W. Grand Blvd. between Linwood and and Lawton right next to the abandoned Lee Plaza Hotel and Northwestern High School. The owners kept that building up. its 90% occupied 99% black, 90% of them are extremely low-income or on welfare and bridge cards or on government assistances. And it stood that way for over 50 years. (Message edited by danny on June 03, 2006) | ||
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2 Post Number: 328 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177 |
I was never aware of the fact that the City of Detroit renumbered their street addresses until I read the comments on this thread. I did a search of the archives on DetroitYes and I googled it but didn't get any much more information. Can those of you that are familiar with the renumbering of the street addresses in Detroit provide anymore background -- who, what when, where, why and how. I am especially interested in how the old numbers jive with the new numbers. Now, some things start to make sense about discrepancies I have encountered. Livedog2 |
