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Assumption High School

March 9, 2011
Here’s a postcard view of Assumption High School, probably early 1960’s. Look how calm and quiet Huron Church was…. is that a grassy median I spy? The caption on this one reads: ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL directed by the BASILIAN FATHERS WINDSOR, Ontario, CANADA I tried looking through my info, and I couldn’t find a date or architect for the building… I believe it was…
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New Railway Building

March 7, 2011
On the MTO plans, it notes a “potential security vehicle structure”, I can only assume that this is what is being built at Howard & Memorial at the new grade separation. Whoever designed this need a pat on the back. It’s been a while since anything was…
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Peabody Bridge

March 4, 2011
For the month of March, the Friday old Photos will be Railroad related. So if you are a railfan, you’ll probably be looking forward to Friday. If you’re not… Today’s old photo is dated January 9, 1921, and is captioned Bridge over G.T.R. &#8211…
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Park & Church

March 2, 2011
Even I can still be dumbfounded to discover the great lengths people in this town will undertake to make their buildings as bland and ugly as possible. When I came across the ad above, from 1947, I couldn’t believe that the building above was still standing. View Larger Map Then I realized… The building in the photo in the ad is today’s Goodfellows Building. Amazingly it is…
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