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University Avenue Underpass

July 13, 2009
The other week, I was out with Darren from Photo404, and he took me to the University Ave. underpass. The area is littered with broken glass, so if you head in on two wheels, be sure to walk your bike in to avoid any flats. It is accessible from the riverfront trail heading under Riverside Drive just west of the NFL playground. Sadly most of what is under there is just useless tagging, and there…
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Demolition Time!

July 10, 2009
The old dealership at Tecumseh and Parent, just east of the Caboto Club met the building eaters Tuesday afternoon. The ad above for Lorne T. Rowson G.M. dealer is from the 1958 phone book. The dealership at 915 Tecumseh Road East has been home to many dealerships over the…
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Hoa Viet - Part II

July 8, 2009
*This is a follow up to a post about this building that appeared in June, 2008. Today is this building’s birthday. 80 years young, as it opened to the public Monday July 8, 1929. While browsing the microfilm at the library looking for something else, I stumbled across…
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Farmer's Market

July 6, 2009
Despite the CUPE strike, and despite Councillor Gignac’s lone vote against allowing this market, the result was a great success! A dedicated group of organizers and volunteers worked their asses off to make sure this went off as well as it did. Work started late…
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Downtown Farmer's Market Tomorrow

July 3, 2009
Don’t forget the Farmer’s Market Tomorrow! Check out the website here: http://www.downtownfarmersmarket.ca/. There may be some differences between the information on the site, and that on the poster. I’ve been told to pass along that the poster is…
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Green Corridor

July 3, 2009
If you haven’t passed by Huron Church and College Avenue lately, you’re missing out on the Green Corridor outdoor art project. One of the projects is this Dodge van, that’s stripped and full of holes and lit from the inside at night. It must have been quite a job to cut all those holes! A view of the inside, you can see the flood lights. Natural air conditioning 🙂 The…
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