Signs
January 30, 2007
This west side Barber Shop has been around for a long, long time.
The popular Twig & Berries
A bookstore on the West Side near the University
Wah Court, some say is the best Chineese food in Windsor
A long closed gas station
Nothing like a happy laundry…
Suburban Renewal
January 25, 2007
This old house in St. Clair Beach sat for years on the north west corner of Brighton Rd and Tecumseh Rd, the photo above was shot in 2002, and I guess the richie-ritches of Russel Woods and St. Clair Beach got tired of looking at it. I drove by a while back and noticed it was long gone. The historic nature of this old farmhouse must have clashed with the turdish McMansions all around it, either…
Downtown - 1957
January 24, 2007
I recently came across this neat old postcard from 1957.
There are several things that jump out at me in this card…
On the north shore, the land for Cobo Hall & Arena has been cleared.
Work is progressing nicely on Windsor’s new City Hall. Note the long…
Brighton Beach - Part 2
January 23, 2007
Today we head back to Brighton Beach for a return visit to what once was.
As each year has passed, the number of homes has shrunk, and the condition of the roads worsened. The end between Sandwich St. and the River has really become worse since the residences along Water…
Welcome Spacing Readers
January 22, 2007
I would like to welcome and say hello to all the readers headed my way from Sean over at Spacing.
For my regular readers, Spacing Magazine out of Toronto, ran a small feature on their blog about internationalmetropolis.com today.
Anyhow, check them out, you might find some interesting things their way.
The Spacing Blog
Spacing.ca – The Magazine
Also check out [murmur], another…
Brighton Beach - Part 1
January 21, 2007
As I promised last Wednesday, here is part one of my Brighton Beach photos over the last six years.
The old Bronson’s Tavern. Formerly the Westwood Hotel, it once hosted Al Capone during the prohibition years. Originally the building was set back against the river…
2007 North American International Auto Show
January 19, 2007
January means autoshow. In the annual installment, I present this year’s NAIAS.
Here are some highlights, and in no particular order…
The Lamborghini display…
The Maserati display…
The Mitsubishi Prototype-X.
This was on a Nissan hybrid…