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Bye Bye Rum Runners...

Time has run out for the burned out shell of the old Rum Runners Tavern. The building-eaters moved in behind the death fences earlier this week… … and quick work was made of another historic Windsor site. Back when the fire struck, I ran this post that contained the infamous history of the place. Like it’s former neighbor down the road, the late Bronson’s (torched by an…
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W.I.F.F.

It’s that time again… The 2nd annual Windsor International Film Festival. I missed the first version last year, as I was away on my honeymoon at the time. The festival will run Thursday, November 8 – Sunday, November 12. This year’s venues are: The…
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New Bus Terminal

So work finally got underway on the Windsor Bus Terminal. The new station is being built on the site of the former Canadian Tire store in downtown Windsor. The building will look similar to the Art Gallery when completed, and nothing like the “proposed” urban village that is “supposed” to be built on the vacant land to the rear. The Bus Terminal is scheduled to open in the…
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History Uncovered

Special thanks to the Voice Of Windsor for alerting me last week of the history uncovered at the “big dig”. Down at Dieppe Park on the Windsor Waterfront, they are clearing the parking lot out, and preparing the ground for the architecturally un-inspiring turd…
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Horseshoe Hotel Fire - 1976

As regular readers may have noticed, I’ve had some old-time neighbourhood locals checking in and commenting on things pertaining to the downtown Windsor neighbourhood I currently live in. Dante & Mara were talking about the old Horseshoe Hotel that was around the corner the other day, and the fire that took it down. That got me interested, and off to look into the history. This is the…
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