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Downtown Renovations

April 29, 2015
While walking downtown along Ouellette the other day, I saw a few renovations in full swing. The old kiddie bar Voodoo is being renovated, the crappy facade has been peeled away, and upper windows, long covered up have been revealed. Hopefully the new plans involve keeping them. And a little bit north looks like my personal favourite teatment “The Stucco” will be coming to Visions of…
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Last Days of the Tunnel Bar-B-Q

April 27, 2015
As everyone knows the Tunnel Bar-B-Q property was purchased by the University of Windsor as part of their new downtown campus. The property is to be redeveloped, and a new school building will rise on its site. The other day I noticed that the street between the Tunnel…
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Detroit Streetcar Line

April 20, 2015
For those readers who don’t get across the river often, and spend time in downtown Detroit, work is progressing nicely on the M1 streetcar line that will run along Woodward Avenue from downtown to the New Center area. After so long without, it looks interesting to see the rails embedded in Woodward Avenue. Streetcars can make a return. For more information on the project, visit the website…
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Hiram Walker Staff - 1893

April 17, 2015
From the Mason & Rice archives, comes this great shot of the entire staff (I’m assuming just the office staff) of Hiram Walker & Sons, gathered on the lawn behind the office on Riverside Drive in 1893. There’s an impressive array of mustaches on…
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Amherstburg Town Hall - 1881

April 15, 2015
Browsing though the U of M digital archives of the Mason & Rice collection, I came across this rendering from 1881 simply titled “Amherstburg Town Hall” Now I’ve said it before, but I don’t know a lot about the history of the buildings in Essex…
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One Fare - Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Co - c 1925

April 10, 2015
To close out this mini series of posts of old transit tickets, is this one for the Walkerville – Detroit ferry. The Walkerville – Detroit ferry was established by the Walker’s to ease getting to their distillery. The journey from the Windsor Ferry Docks to the distillery in Walkerville was one that Hiram Walker felt was too long and too difficult. So the ferry to Walkerville was…
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