DemolitionWindsor

2009 - The Year In Review

December 31, 2009
Sadly, 2009 goes into the books as another banner year for demolitions. JANUARY – PRINCE OF WALES 1918 – 2009. To be replaced with the new Engineering Building at the University of Windsor. JANUARY – ROYALE TAVERN c. 1920 – 2009. Replaced by a Shoppers Drug Mart. FEBRUARY – LEAR WINDSOR 1965 – 2009. Vacant lot, possible reuse as a parking lot. FEBRUARY…
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Windsor

Misspelled Signs

December 28, 2009
Conveniece? Google is your friend, or even a dictionary. Now, I know that my spelling isn’t always spot on… But at least I didn’t spell the website name wrong 😉 Did you mean? I think you did&#8230…
RenderingsUnbuiltWindsor

Proposed Waterfront Stage [UPDATED]

December 23, 2009
**New copies of the pictures have been uploaded, with the exception of the first four, since they’re not critical to the post, IMO. (Plus it’s Christmas Eve…) The first slide is an overview of the plaza, with the points of entry… Another overview…
Windsor

1650 Howard Avenue

December 22, 2009
Today home to a church or two, this buff brick beauty on Howard Ave just north of Tecumseh Rd., was built around 1938 as a Coca-Cola Bottling Plant. The building was designed by the Toronto Architectural Firm of Chapman & Oxley. Some of their more notable works include the Princess Gate at the CNE in downtown Toronto as well as the original wing of the Royal Ontario Museum. A neat little…
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Windsor

Design Studio g+G Architects

December 21, 2009
This former power station at 1057 Walker Road was designed and built by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario in 1914. It was known as Hydro Sub Station Number 1, and was in service until 2002 or so, when it was decommissioned by EnWin. The blueprints for the…
Windsor

We Have A Winner!

December 20, 2009
Using the the simple and fair random number generator found on random.org, we have a winner. There were 50 comments left, so everyone had a 1 in 50 chance of winning and after plugging in the data: The winner is the author of Post # 16, mike k. Congratulations to mike, and…
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First Baptist Church

December 18, 2009
Back in February 2008, we took a look at the First Baptist church at the corner of Mercer & Tuscarora in downtown Windsor. At the time, I had said that I knew little about the building’s history. A little research this year, has uncovered a bit more. From the Evening Record, May 17, 1915: The above is a perspective of the new First Baptist Church to be erected at Mercer and Tuscarora.
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

December 17, 2009
Located at the corner of Park & Victoria in Downtown Windsor, St. Andrew’s was built in 1895. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style which was all the style for the 1890’s, the building is a great example of the style of architecture. This entrance was…
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Calendar Giveaway

December 16, 2009
Seeing as the holiday season is fast approaching upon us, here’s a gift from me to you. I have one copy of the excellent 2010 Detroit Historical Calendar that I’m going to be giving away to one lucky reader. To enter into the draw, all you have to do is leave a…