Photo Du JourWindsor

Local Landmark Gone

October 20, 2006
After only a little more than a decade in service, the giant neon “CASINO” sign on the front of Casino Windsor is being removed. As part of the massive renovations at the Casino the sign is being removed, and the space behind that was once the atrium , is being converted into a lounge (you can see the new windows that have been installed). The main entrance on Riverside Dr. is also…
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Around the 'hood...

October 19, 2006
As some of you may know, I spent the earlier part of the summer with my wife restoring rotted woodwork and painting our Victorian beast. This is where she sits for this year. Next year we hope to get a boom lift to paint up top… The porch needs a teardown and rebuild…
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Lafayette Tool & Die

October 17, 2006
This century old building at 261 St. Aubin sports a sign for Lafayette Tool and Die, since 1934. Lafayette is no longer in the building, I’m not sure if they met the same fate as the Detroit Elevator Co., chased out of Rivertown when the Casino’s were earmarked to occupy the land. Today the building is occupied by the Micro Tool Die & Mold Co. The building first appears on the…
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Bond & Bailey

October 16, 2006
Located on Fort Street, near the Ambassador Bridge, you’ll come across Bond & Bailey Machining. According to the sign, they’ve been in business since 1949, however the building on Fort St. looks a little rough. A google seach shows them still in business in…
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Wow

October 14, 2006
Congratulations to the 2006 American League Champion Detroit Tigers. With Magglio Ordonez’s walk off Home Run in the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers won the pennant for the first time since 1984. I hate to admit it, but I never expected this in April… World…
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The Wall

October 4, 2006
The most enduring item of the cold war division between East and West Berlin is the Berlin Wall. It was erected in 1961 as an “anti-fascist protection barrier”, and fell with the collapse of the GDR in 1989. Today there are only three sections of the wall…
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2007 Detroit Calendar

October 3, 2006
If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift, don’t hesitate to pick up the 2007 Detroit Historical Calendar. I bought one last year, and they are fantastic. The creator put a lot of hard work into making this calendar, and I urge you to pick one up, you…