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St Francis School - Tuscarora St

March 1, 2020
St Francis School – 1913 Located on the south side of Tuscarora Street, just west of Marentette, was the former St Francis Separate School. A building lost to Windsor’s history, but a building that I have recently discovered had a very interesting history. 1937 Fire Insurance Map The building was know as St Francis School, but following the amalgamation of 1935, the new City…
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Pitt Street Property Dispute - 1912

February 2, 2020
Pitt street is marching right to the front as part of Windsor’s business section. This view shows the old blacksmith shop between Ouellette and Goyeau, which has been purchased by Joseph Appelbe as the site of the new vaudeville theatre. There is a dispute over part of…
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Vendome Hotel - 1941

December 8, 2019
The Vendome Hotel, Sandwich, 1941 A view of the long lost Vendome Hotel in Sandwich. Located next to MacKenzie Hall, the photo above dates to 1941 when the building was vacant, and a proposal was made to convert the building into apartments for families who’s spouses were off at war. The building was built in 1875, and was used as a tavern through the late 1920’s. The tavern was…
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St Bernard School

December 1, 2019
A rendering of the new school – February 15, 1930 In early 1930, it was announced that the East Windsor separate school board has engaged architect Albert Lothian, to design a nine room school, that would eventually be expanded to 25 rooms. The general plan of the…
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Coat-of-arms of the Town of Riverside - 1957

October 20, 2019
Coat-of-Arms of the Town of Riverside – 1957 The Coat-of-Arms above appeared in the Windsor Star in May, 1957, along with a tongue in cheek article mocking Windsor’s neighbours to the east for having a spelling error in the Latin of their new Coat-of-Arms. The motto as shown reads “Justicia et Pax”. Which was supposed to translate to “Justice and Peace”.
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Ouellette & Riverside - 1963

September 30, 2019
Looking north towards Detroit, August 5, 1963 One of those cool but depressing photos, showing the first block of Ouellette from 1963. Every building in this shot on the Windsor side, is long lost to history. The Norwich block on the left, wiped out for the Chrysler…