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Bottle Drive Reminder

A reminder about the Bottle Drive, next weekend: Returns for Leukemia Research is a fundraising initiative of The Beer Store and its employee union, UFCW Local 12R24, to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. On the weekend of May 23 and 24…
Old PhotographsWindsor

Children's Aid Society - Then & Now

Built in 1962, the building is misidentified as being located on the corner of Tuscarora & Louis, it’s actually on the corner of Cataraqui & Louis. Sometime later, the building was expanded, and the addition is much larger than the original section of the…
Old AdsWindsor

Dayus Roofing - Then & Now

After 50 years, Dayus Roofing is moving from Howard Avenue, expropriated for the new crossing. This Windsor business has been around since 1950, and luckily they aren’t packing it in. According to the sign on the Howard facade, they are moving to Halford Road in Oldcastle. Interesting to see what’s under all the crap… Personally I think the before looked better, I always found…
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Old PhotographsWindsor

Drouillard 9

Today’s photo is a recent eBay find. Transit Windsor # 757 headed north on Chrysler Centre on the long gone Drouillard 9 route. The building to the rear is the long departed Chrysler Human Resources building, located on Chrysler Centre just south of Tecumseh Road. Two…
Windsor

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

While driving around the other day collecting Fire Hydrant photos, I stumbled across this large vacant expanse at Lincoln & Cataraqui. Something didn’t look right about it… I knew that I had a photo of the old gas station next door, and pulled it out and…
StuccoWindsor

825 Windermere

So apparently, there are still some people who still don’t get it. Sigh. So, you might be asking, what’s wrong with a white house? Ah, look closely, at first glance the house looks white, but, those are actually styrofoam panels… You know what that means right? YAY! STUCCO IS COMING! I only hope that when it’s done, it looks as crappy as this example a block north on…
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Windsor

How Protected Is Your Neighbourhood?

As we head into the weekend, here’s a little food for thought… Ever look at the fire hydrants in your neighbourhood? A few years ago, in Ontario, Fire Hydrants started being colour coded. But do you know what the coding means? Blue – flow greater than 95…