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Vacation...

Sorry if the pictures have been underwhelming the last two weeks but I’ve been away. I set up the website to automatically post over the last two weeks, but I didn’t have a lot of time to do my ususal descriptions and research on a lot of the posts. Over the last two weeks, I was in London, Berlin, Geneva, Lyon, Paris & Brussels. Once I set sorted out, and over the jet lag…
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Photo Du JourWindsor

Cleary Guest House in HDR

The Cleary Guest House, the last remaining peice of Windsor’s original Waterfront Renewal, Civic Center of the late 1950’s. Built in 1957, the City has been itching to demolish it for the last few years. Love it or hate it, it’s been a long time waterfront…
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Edward L. Ryerson

Captured yesterday on the Detroit River is the 730′ long Steamer Edward L. Ryerson. Built in 1959, this old ship returned to service on the Great Lakes this summer after being layed up since 1999. From the Boatnerd website: Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature…
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Former Imperial Bank Building

285 Ouellette Ave., at University Ave. stands the former Imperial Bank. The Imperial Bank, merged with the Bank of Commerce in 1961, to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Built in 1920, and designed by Architect Charles Cobb. Here is a photo of the bank…