Videos

The following AVI video files are between 20 to 40 seconds in length, and from 1.5 to 4 Mb in size. They take approximately 5-6 minutes to download on a 56k modem line. These files are best viewed using Windows Media Player.

Detroit-Canada Tunnel Documentary

Stock footage is used to narrate the various phases of the building of the tunnel.

Part 1 (duration 33 seconds): Fred Martin realizes the project. View the transcript.

Part 2 (duration 24 seconds): Trench & Tube Construction. View the transcript.

Part 3 (duration 24 seconds): Inner Tube & Land Construction. View the transcript.

Part 4 (duration 32 seconds): Grand Opening, Nov 1, 1930. View the transcript.

Camilla Stodgell Wigle Remembers

Camilla was 26 when she and her husband John Wigle, then Mayor of Ford City, drove through the tunnel during the opening ceremonies on Nov 1, 1930.

Camilla speaks (duration 26 seconds) on the need for a tunnel. View the transcript.

Camilla speaks (duration 30 seconds) on the building of the tunnel. View the transcript.

Camilla speaks (duration 30 seconds) on her role in the opening ceremony. View the transcript.

Camilla speaks (duration 34 seconds) of the impact the tunnel had on Windsor and Windsorites. View the transcript.

Camilla speaks (duration 33 seconds) of the changes the tunnel has seen since its debut in 1930. View the transcript.

Detroit-Canada Tunnel Ventilation System

The complex ventilation system of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is necessary in order to keep automobile exhaust fumes at a safe level. There are two identical ventilation buildings, one on the Canadian side, and one on the American Side.

Tunnel Animation

St. Clair College students of the Tradigital Animation Program visualize their interpretation of various aspects of the tunnel.

Animation 1 (duration 32 seconds): Take a trip through the tunnel and through time in this visually stunning representation of the Tunnel as it appeared in the 30s and as it appears today.

Animation 2 (duration 40 seconds): Watch a dramatic re-enactment of the tunnel tubes as they were sunk in the Detroit River and attached together by divers.