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Holy Rosary Separate School - Drouillard Road

June 18, 2023
Image above from SWODA A nice postcard view from the late 1920s showing Holy Rosary Separate School on Drouillard Road. Opened in 1922 and designed by Pennington & Boyde, this building served Ford City for nearly a half century. The boom of the Ford assembly plant in the neighbourhood brought families to the area in droves. Nowhere is that more evidenced that in the educational system in…
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Durdan's Confectionary - c. 1915

June 11, 2023
Image above found at SWODA A postcard view of the shop of F. Charles Durdan (incorrectly spelled Durdin on the card) found at 31 Sandwich Street. It was located on the south side of Sandwich, in the middle of the block between Ouellette & Goyeau. From the Evening…
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St Clare School

June 4, 2023
Located at Bruce & Shepard, the St Clare School was designed by Windsor architect Gilbert J P Jacques & Co., and opened in 1922. By the late 1960s the Separate School board was looking at options to either renovate or replace the old school building. After a lot…