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Turkish Scrap

September 26, 2007
A long time fixture on the Great Lakes, and even longer as a tied up hulk on Windsor’s West Side, the S.S. Aquarama, is nearing the end of her days, and is awaiting the end in a Turkish Scrapyard. The postcard above was postmarked 1957 and the caption on the back read as follows: “AQUARAMA”, new luxurious passenger cruiser on the Great Lakes. WINDSOR, ONTARIO…
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Slumpy is dead.... Long live Slumpy!

September 16, 2007
Crazy props to dETROITfUNK how was in the right place at the right time on Saturday afternoon. One of this website’s favourite subjects over the years was the Livingston House in Detroit, a.k.a. ol’ Slumpy. Detroitfunk happened to be in the area, as she bit the…
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Now Available...

September 15, 2007
If you notice over on the navigation bar on the left, there is a new link for the Internationalmetropolis.com bookstore/shop. I am happy to announce that the first project is now availabe for sale. I have published it in a manner to attempt to keep the cost as low as…
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Reminder

September 14, 2007
Don’t forget tonight from 7:00 – 10:00 pm at the Art Gallery of Windsor: I hope to meet some of you down there tonight. I’ll be in the gallery, drop by and introduce yourself as a reader… There are a few other interesting exhibitions opening that night as well. Be sure to visit Chris Edwards’ (from the Walkerville Times) exhibit: Manufacturing Architecture- Albert…
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You're invited...

September 8, 2007
So, I’m not sure how many of you out there caught this notice on page B3 of Saturday’s Windsor Star, but there is an architectural themed exhibition upcoming at the Art Gallery of Windsor. I am happy to announce that my photos make up the High Hopes &#8211…
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Clownsil Transcript

September 3, 2007
If anyone missed the farcical coucil meeting last Monday, Blogger Chris Schnurr took the time to transcribe the meeting. http://chrisschnurr.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/wuc-more-unanswered-questions/ These are the group of clowns that represent us. Three more years of this…
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STOLEN!

August 23, 2007
From the AM 800 Website: HISTORIC SIGNS STOLEN 2007-08-22 15:07:46 Two historical signs in Walkerville have been stolen from a construction site. The bronze signs were posted at the corner of Walker Road and Wyandotte Street East in 1934 as part of the underpass. They were scheduled to be moved to Windsor’s Community Museum for preservation and display, but they went missing on…
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Capitol Theatre Update

August 12, 2007
I had an e-mail forwarded to me with a request to post the following information: Hi, a.. Here is the link for the Capitol Theatre. Please feel free to have a look around and please sign the petition. Please go to http://capitol.riverfronttheatrecompany.ca b.. Our mission…
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King Eddie

August 9, 2007
This has been making the rounds online… Flush away… This fiasco and the missapropriated funds happened on Eddie watch. It seems like it was covered up until AFTER the election last fall. I think that King Eddie should at a minimum resign innediately from the…