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Essex County Court House

October 29, 2010
Happy Friday once again! Another weekend is upon us, and it’s time for another old photo. Up today is a great old photo dated November 8, 1920. This one showing The then Essex County Court House, better known today as Mackenzie Hal. Mackenzie Hall was built in 1855 and was designed by Detroit architect Albert Jordan. It was built by the Mackenzie Brothers of Sarnia, one of whom, Alexander…
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2010 Election Results

October 25, 2010
A few surprises last night… Most incumbents were returned with the exception of Ward 5, where Ken Lewenza, Jr. was shown the door by voters, and over in Ward 2, Incumbent Ron Jones, beat challenger John Elliott by 3 votes, that one will certainly be headed for a…
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Election Day

October 25, 2010
POLLS ARE OPEN 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Not much to say today, but get out and vote. Your actions today, will shape Windsor for the next four years. The last election had an embarrassing 38% voter turnout. That mean that out of every 10 people you pass on the street or at the mall, more than 6 of them were too lazy to vote. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned over the years of…
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636 University Avenue West

October 25, 2010
This old Arts & Crafts bungalow on University Ave. west, between Janette and Caron, always intrigued me. A throwback to the days when University was lined with residences all the to downtown. Sadly this house which was long neglected, and only used for storage, went up…
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Albert Kahn

October 22, 2010
Once again Friday is upon us… Today’s old photo is date stamped on the back from June, 1940, and shows architect Albert Kahn of Detroit looking over blueprints. Some of Kahn’s Windsor area projects…. Not including those done while he was with Mason…
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The Ever-Ready Dress Stay Company

October 20, 2010
Today’s image comes from the Southwestern Ontario Image Archive, at the Univeristy of Windsor, another one of Windsor’s little known local history resources. The image above of the Ever-Ready Dress Stay factory,is found on page 18, of the booklet: “Souvenir : Windsor and Walkerville, May, 1895 : Official Programme of Grand Military Demonstration, May 24th, 25th, and 26th, 1895.
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Cooper Court

October 18, 2010
From the Border Cities Star – May 30, 1925: COOPER COURT, FINEST OF BORDER RESIDENCES Above is a general view of Cooper Court, taken from the front. It gives a good idea of the magnificent proportions of the handsome residence, and of the beautiful grounds which…
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Windsor Waterfront Aerial - 1930

October 15, 2010
Happy Friday once again everyone! Today’s photo is dated July 11, 1930 and features a good look along Windsor’s waterfront. I’m not sure what event this was used to illustrate, but with early “photoshop” techniques, they’ve circled the…