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St Mary's - Ouellette Ave - 1920

May 27, 2015
Here’s an old shot of St Mary’s Academy that was located on Ouellette Ave, south of Park St. St Mary’s stood downtown until the construction of the Tunnel came along, and the order sold the land to Fred Martin and his tunnel company, and they then relocated to the grand building that stood in South Windsor until the late 1970’s. I find it interesting how small a quiet…
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527 Ouellette

May 25, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I posted this picture of the former Voodoo Nightclub that was undergoing renovations. I’m happy to report that it appears to be stucco free! Nice to see a renovation that improves buildings downtown. It’s not often that happens. Hope…
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Elmwood Motor Hotel - Dougall Ave - 1960

May 22, 2015
In the late 1950s a large expansion occurred at the Elmwood, which involved the construction of a new motel section. I had long wondered who was the architect responsible. I had always assumed that it was done by out of town architects as there aren’t many large motel…
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2610 Pilette Rd

May 20, 2015
Located on Pilette Rd, just south of Grand Marais and the former Adstoll Arena is this building, now home to the Riverside Group I recently came across this old ad from December, 1960 for Pilcas Building Suppies, that ran in the Windsor Star. Although reclad, the building is still there, and it’s always interesting to me to come across these old neighbourhood little industrial buildings and…
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3857 Riverside Dr E

May 15, 2015
As someone mentioned recently in the comments, here’s another recent demolition. 3857 Riverside Dr E, between Strabane and George. It was most recently “The Windsor inn on the river” a B&B. It has had a standing demolition permit for the last several…
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1522 Ouellette

May 13, 2015
In the comments on Monday’s post, someone asked about what was recently demolished on Ouellette Ave. This small building was the latest victim of demolition. It most recently served as medical offices, probably since at least the 1970’s, but this small building…
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579 Church

May 8, 2015
Scene of an intentionally set fire earlier this week, 579 Church is probably not long for this world. These photos above date from 2002, and in the last 13 years, the house has suffered from a lack of maintenance and care, but was still a great old Queen Anne style house.
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Hiram Walker & Sons Front Entrance - c 1892

May 6, 2015
A detail shot from the archives of Mason & Rice, showing the front entrance on Riverside Drive today, of the Hiram Walker & Sons headquarters. It’s amazing how little this building has changed in 123 years. One of the few things in Windsor that hasn’t…