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New Bus Terminal

October 31, 2006
So work finally got underway on the Windsor Bus Terminal. The new station is being built on the site of the former Canadian Tire store in downtown Windsor. The building will look similar to the Art Gallery when completed, and nothing like the “proposed” urban village that is “supposed” to be built on the vacant land to the rear. The Bus Terminal is scheduled to open in the…
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History Uncovered

October 30, 2006
Special thanks to the Voice Of Windsor for alerting me last week of the history uncovered at the “big dig”. Down at Dieppe Park on the Windsor Waterfront, they are clearing the parking lot out, and preparing the ground for the architecturally un-inspiring turd…
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Horseshoe Hotel Fire - 1976

October 27, 2006
As regular readers may have noticed, I’ve had some old-time neighbourhood locals checking in and commenting on things pertaining to the downtown Windsor neighbourhood I currently live in. Dante & Mara were talking about the old Horseshoe Hotel that was around the corner the other day, and the fire that took it down. That got me interested, and off to look into the history. This is the…
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Neighborhood Question...

October 24, 2006
This question is for Dante, Maria & Mara (or any other readers who grew up in the area). Do any of you guys remember this building? It is on Cataraqui near the corner of Marentette? The building has been vacant since I moved in to the area in 2001. The photo above is actually from 2003, and the building has been deteriorating ever since. The stucco has fallen off the top and the bricks are…
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Mystery Solved!

October 23, 2006
I orignally posted this mystery factory back in February. I recieved the answer to the mystery today by e-mail. Kevin who is an avid Buick historian offered this answer: The photo is not from Detroit but rather from Flint. It shows what was built as the W. F. Stewart Body…