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2335 Dougall Avenue. Opening date. May 8, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-05-08) Closing date. December 21, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-12-21) Owner. Al Siegel. The Elmwood Casino, once known as the "Showspot of Canada," [1] was a nightclub situated on Dougall Avenue in Windsor, Ontario. [2][3][4] It was located not far from Detroit, just across the ...
Caesars Windsor. Caesars Windsor (formerly known as Casino Windsor) is a casino hotel located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four casino resort hotels in the Detroit–Windsor area and was opened in May 1994 as a temporary casino on the waterfront of the Detroit River. The current, permanent resort opened on July 29, 1998.
Windsor (/ ˈ w ɪ n d z ər / WIND-zer) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States.. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Cor
The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Opened on December 30, 1920, by the Loew Theater Company owned by Marcus Loew at a cost of approximately CA$ 600,000. Designed by Toronto architect Thomas White Lamb, it was the largest single floor theatre in Canada at the time, with 1,995 seats.
Dominion House. Coordinates: 42.30342°N 83.07504°W. The Dominion House. The Dominion House Tavern, built before 1850, is the oldest remaining continuously run tavern in the Windsor-Detroit Border region and one of the oldest in Ontario. [1][2] From its commencement it has served and housed many residents and travelers while the stagecoach ran ...
From that point forward, the City of Windsor, Ontario was a major site for Rum-running —alcohol smuggling—and gang activity. [1] The Canadian federal government regulated the manufacturing, importation, and exportation of alcoholic beverages in all the provinces. [2] When the Wartime Prohibition Act, which prohibited the manufacturing, sale ...
Walkerville is a historic area of Windsor. It began as a model community for the workers of the Hiram Walker distillery, home of Canadian Club Whisky. It is home to Willistead Manor, designed by renowned architect Albert Kahn and built in 1906. Around Willistead Manor is Willistead Park. This park hosts the annual "Art in the Park" event that ...
Windsor, Ontario is the fourth-largest border city media market in Canada, after Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. It is also the only one of those four markets to exist within the shadow of a larger American media market. While Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are all the dominant media markets in their regions and are adjacent to significantly ...