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Crescent Manor

March 6, 2008
To the corner of Ottawa and Parent today, when to my amazement it appears that work has started again on the much delayed Crescent Manor project. Before Christmas the project looked like this, and until recently nothing new had happed at the site, and it almost looked abandoned. Apparently they’ve started making up for lost time… I’m looking forward to seeing the completed…
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Mario's - 1948

March 4, 2008
OK, so who out there remembers this Mario’s location? This is at Tecumseh and Ouellettte, in the X-Ray clinic that can’t keep a restaurant open. If we were to peel away all the layers is this underneath? This is from the 1948 Visitor’s Guide. The location…
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Hello? Anyone paying attention?

March 3, 2008
The Detroit News today had an article entitled “Woe is Windsor” Maybe this will open some eyes: Hello Eddie Francis? Hello Larry Horowitz? Look at the results above. Do you see that? Can we plase now stop trying to make our city into a playground for Americans? How about we work on making it a destination for actual residents of this city? A little retail would be nice, how about…
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Ford Demolition

March 3, 2008
Back to the FCP on this glorious Monday morning, as always special thanks to the foreign corespondents all the way on the east side of Walker Road. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- First up are some photos from…