Here’s a postcard view from the mid 1960s looking down on downtown Windsor. The Miracle Mart is down there, brand spanking new. What jumps out at me the most is the lack of highrises downtown in the photo. It certainly was a very different place back then.
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In regards to the BMO situation last night, for those that missed out, the building will be coming down. At the end of it all council made a very hard decision to let this one go.
The fact that is wasn’t on the inventory prior to the request for demolition, really put council between a rock and a hard place. The owner of the property threatened to sue the city if demolition wasn’t allowed. Several members of council were prepared to fight, but in the end it appeared that legally the city would end up losing.
While it’s heartbreaking to lose another building, this current City Council has been extremely supportive of matters pertaining to heritage, and I do appreciate their comments and support last night. It’s important to make sure from this point forward that as many buildings that aren’t on the inventory get listed.
Have a look at the current inventory, and if there are any older buildings in the city that aren’t listed please contact me by email or by leaving a message in the comments, and I’ll see that they are addressed. Let’s try and prevent this from happening again.
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Don't get him started on stucco - lol!
Andrew, just to focus on heritage a little more, does Windsor curently have an ' Enhanced Property Standards for Designated Heritage Buildings' ??? ...sorta like this
Like JM says,..something like this would help keep what is already on the list from further decay...
Well done Andrew and the other bloggers. Were it not for all the previous publicity and protests there never would have been this kind of concern. Things are now being written about on the FRONT page and before the fact.
Great skyline photo--a few things of note--certainly the lack of highrises in Windsor--the most prominent buildings in the shot are Le Goyeau, the Paul Martin Building and the Tunnel Ventilation tower. Indeed Steinberg's is there--and new--along with it's companion parking garage across Goyeau.
In Detroit you can see Edison Plaza in mid-constuction, as well as the then-relatively new Jeffries Projects to the northwest of downtown--looks like the "Cobo Roof" parking was enjoying a busy day...
Andrew - when the attempt was made in the early '90's to designate the neighbourhood of Walkerville, can you remember any specifics as far the the concerns the residents had? What were their reasons for not wanting it?
I was just wondering whether those reasons were addressed so that some level of protection could be gained for the neighbourhood. Sort of a Heritage-Lite designation that would still thwart some really bad plans (like demolishing old banks) but still leave home owners with reasonable control over their property?