Today’s entry comes sent in from regular reader Steve L. He found these photos at his Grandmother’s house, and shared them with me to share with all of you:
Interesting to note, model homes already popping up in front prior to the implosion.
Going…
…going…
…gone…
A shot from the front during the implosion.
Steve told me they were in an envelope marked “Windsor Star”. So they were shot by Star photographers, however I’m not sure if they were ever printed in the paper or if they were just photos shot that day. If so, they may be seeing the light of day for the first time here.
A big thank you to Steve for scanning and sending them along. As always if you have any photos hanging around your house, or maybe your parents or grandparents have some, feel free to contact me, I’d be happy to share them.
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A sad day in Windsor history...
Great shots.
Andrew, can you give a little more information for those of us who didn't grow up here in Windsor? What is this building, a school?
Jodi - St. Mary's was to Girls, what Assumption was to Boys.
It was a girls hight school. Originally located on Ouellette, where the tunnel is today, they were bought out and moved to south Windsor.
A little more info here:
http://internationalmetropolis.com/?p=96
Where about in South Windsor, Andrew?
One of the biggest mistakes this city made amongst many. Windsor, the city of short-sightedness.
The entrance was at the corner of Academy and Norfolk in south windsor.
I remember that day well. I believe it was Friday, May 13th, 1977. I was in Grade 8 at a now closed South Windsor Public school and that afternoon we had roller skating (for Patrols) at South Windsor Arena but everyone wanted to get out early because...St. Mary's was gonna blow up. I got home and rode my bike back along Longfellow Avenue. Seems every school was there and everyone cut class. I waited...and waited and then had to leave to go home for dinner or I would get hell for being late. Naturally they imploded the building 5 minutes after I pedaled away.
That really was one of Windsor's greatest losses. When I saw photographs of the place I could not believe it once stood in this city and the decision makers of the time decided to destroy it. Quite unfortunate, really.
Academy has the boulevard right? Now that I think of it, the houses back in there (about a block south of Norfolk)don't fit the rest of the neighbourhood- they are newer and some are much larger. I used to play baseball at that park just west of there (not sure of the name) and I could see the 'new' houses right behind the diamond. I had no idea that this used to be there. Too bad.