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Bali-Hi Motor Hotel

March 18, 2008
I’m hoiping someone has some memories of this place… Canada’s FIRST and most EXOTIC Hotel 1280 Ouellette Ave., Windsor, Ontario on King’s Highway No. 2 & 3 Windsor Phone CL 6-4575 – Detroit Phone WO 1-2121 Located in downtown Windsor. Rooms completely carpeted and equipped with free T.V. and background music. Air conditioned, bridal suites, party and…
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Equity Chambers

March 17, 2008
Equity Chambers on Chatham St. in downtown Windsor, hides the story of its history behind a renovation. Looking at the architectural styling of the facade, I would guess this renovation took place in the late 1920’s. When the old City hall was demolished, and while the…
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WINDSOR: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

March 15, 2008
This was posted over at scaledown.ca and event organizer James Coulter asked me to post the notice over here as well, especially given all the discussion this past week about the poor state of Downtown. So save the date, next Saturday! Hope to see you there. WINDSOR…
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Downtown Windsor - Part V

March 14, 2008
Today we wrap up the downtown series with a tour of “The Avenue South District” or whatever moronic fake brand has been assigned to the area south of Wyandotte. Junky, messy tags. The results of harmless partying? Long time downtown retailer Doctor Disc. The only business now left in this vintage brick building. Painting bricks are second in my list of architectural crimes. At…
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Downtown Windsor - Part IV

March 13, 2008
The tour continues today… Along Maiden Lane you can find the shop of downtown advocate Betty Wilkinson, her shop “Works on Paper” is a great local gem of a used book store, and the kind of buisness we need downtown for revival. She has stated in the…
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Downtown Windsor - Part III

March 12, 2008
Continuing to make our south along Ouellette… The Park Building is quite possibly the worst and most un-needed stucco job on the strip. The person responsible needs to really give their head a shake… Stuccoed and vacant… A detail shot shows how marked…
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Downtown Windsor - Part II

March 11, 2008
We start today’s tour along University Avenue East at what I like to refer to as the trifecta of vacancy. Closed & vacant former Bus Station Closed & vacant former Top Hat Nightclub Closed & vacant former Windsor Armouries. The only decent plan for this building I’ve heard since it closed is conversion to use as concert hall. Hopefully the W.S.O. can find avenues of…
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Downtown Windsor - Part I

March 10, 2008
On Friday over at Scaledown.ca, I got into a debate with someone about the state of downtown. Many others also argued with him, all with the same lack of success or resolution. On Sunday (yesterday), I decided to head out and do a full walk around the area used as a…
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Cadillaqua - 1912

March 7, 2008
We’re looking across the river today to feature the huge festival that took place in 1912 for Detroit’s 211th birthday – The Cadillaqua festival. The festival was so big that articles about it appeared in the New York Times. This one ran June 23…