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April 2024

Joseph L. Reaume House - 1924

April 21, 2024

One for the lost Windsor files, is this house that once belonged to Joseph Reaume of Ford City. Reaume was a builder and was was also the assessor of the town of Ford City. The house was built to resemble houses that Reaume saw during his winters away in California. The bedroom were all located to the rear of the home in a part that could be described as an annex, separate from the living…

going, going, gone...Old Newspaper Stories Old Photographs

New Simpson-Sears Store - 1970

April 7, 2024

With the news of the impending demolition of the Sears Store at Devonshire Mall, here’s a look back at when the store was new and getting ready to open as a brand new Simpsons-Sears. Simpson-Sears was a joint venture between the two companies, in 1984 the company…

Buildings of Windsor Demolition Old Photographs

Dieppe Park Demolitions - 1954

April 4, 2024

Before the waterfront park system was in place, there were once buildings on the north side of Riverside Dr. Back in the early 1950s work was set in motion to clear the north side of Riverside Drive and establish a civic centre and park. Across the river in Detroit, the same…