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Walkerville Church

Back in June, 2006, I paid a visit en route to Art in the Park to the First Presbyterian Church of Walkerville. Built in 1908, it was designed by architects James Watt and Charles Howard Crane. Crane would eventually find fame and fortune as the pre-eminent theatre architect in America. In Detroit alone, he designed the Fox, the State (now known as the Filmore Detroit) and the Grand Circus (today…
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Stucco Contest Results

Back on November 17th, I announced the first ever International Metropolis contest. Seeing as there was a grand total of one entry, no voting will be necessary. John’s entry of the former Sitting Bull (currently Hot Shots), and their odd but very old stuccoization of…
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TD Bank Site

Photo c. John Stefani Demolition got serious on the TD Bank site last week while I was away on vacation. In my absence I asked my field correspondent John Stefani, to grab his camera and keep an eye on things until I got back. Photo c. John Stefani John did just that, and…
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Tick Tock...

The death fences are up, and the clock is ticking down on the old Prince of Wales public school. Once a key part of the surrounding neighbourhood, in the nearly two decades since its closure, the neighbourhood has nearly vanished. Most of the houses right near the school have given way to acres and acres of surface parking for the University or have been converted into student rentals. The…
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Lost Windsor - A 2009 Calendar

NOW AVAILABLE – LIMITED EDITION – LOST WINDSOR – A 2009 CALENDAR Today, just in time for the holidays, I am happy to unveil the newest addition to the International Metropolis shop. A great full colour 12 month calendar, with some shots that have never…
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News for the Weekend

I was passed along this information and asked to post it. This Sunday at Assumption Church, there will be a full Latin Tridentine Mass. While it will be a full on religious service, and will likely be long (1.5-2 hrs), it will feature great music with Orchestral accompaniment of Schubert’s Mass in G. Who knows how long it will be until the diocese of London makes an attempt to close…
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Dresser Electric

Another long lost Windsor manufacturer is up today, listed in this 1965 advertisement as “Canada’s fastest growing manufacturer of electrical products”. Just another sad reminder of how far Windsor’s might has fallen. The Dresser Electric building is…
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Tires!

When I was scouting the city last year looking for buildings to include in my exhibition on modern architecture, I came across this tire shop on the corner of Howard and Hanna. Originally built as a Beaver Oil Gas Station in 1967, it was designed by the local firm of Johnson…