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Unbuilt Windsor - # 1

October 29, 2007
A new category has been added, “Unbuilt”. Some of the grand plans for this city that never got off the ground. The more things change, the more they stay the same I suppose… From February 1914: EIGHT STORY HOTEL COSTING $350,000 TO BE ERECTED ON OUELLETTE AVENUE Proposed plans show an eight story hotel to be erected on Ouellette Ave., containing about 180 rooms, each with bath.
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More Lost History...

October 26, 2007
Out where the failed town of Ojibway stands, once of the few remaining peices of the Steel Plant that was supposed to make Ojibway into the Gary, IN or Pittsburgh, PA of Canada is coming down. Another chapter in Windsor’s rich history meets the wrecking ball… Big…
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Better Late Than Never...

October 25, 2007
For some reason I failed to mention this earlier, but a very belated congratulations is in order to my friend Wade Streeter, who’s photo of the elegant Edward L Ryerson graces the cover of the 2007 edition of “Know Your Ships“. Know your ships is the…
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Adie Knox

October 24, 2007
Normally if you mention Adie Knox to a Windsorite, the first thing that comes to mind is the arena on Wyandotte St West, but who was she? From the Windsor Star – March 15th, 1967: Mrs. W. F. Herman Mrs. Adie Knox Herman, O.B.E., died Tuesday afternoon at her Home, 3945 Riverside Drive East. She was the widow of W.F. Herman, founder of The Windsor Star. Born near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia…
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Rare Visitor

October 23, 2007
Last week a rare visitor popped by the Windsor Airport. A relic of the cold war, this Russian built Ilyushin Il-76 with a load of cargo on board. According to Airliners.net Development under the design leadership of G V Novozhilov in the late 1960s resulted in the…
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30th Annual Free Press Marathon

October 22, 2007
It’s that time of year again, the 30th Annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon. 26.2 Miles long, and passing though 2 countres, the Marathon comes over the bridge and back through the tunnel. If you’ve never gone down to see it, do it next year, it’s…
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Greyhound - Part III

October 19, 2007
Back downstairs. The second floor in the front part of the terminal was only for Greyhound drivers. Transit Windsor drivers had a separate section at the back. The now empty waiting room. A strange little arched doorway. Pay attention, Greyhound employees only… The back room, looks like a cargo holding area. Still some open seats in the restaurant. It’s tough to describe how…
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Greyhound - Part II

October 18, 2007
The second floor of the station is very small. Holding a small hallway, two bathrooms, and the “terminal office”. Great old banister and terrazzo floor. Inside the Men’s room. Various shades of old green tiles line the walls. The stalls are heavily…
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Greyhound - Part I

October 17, 2007
A final look back at the now closed Greyhound station. An architectural rendering of the station. From the Bernie Drouillard collection. The station was designed in 1939, by Greyhound architects Bonfield & Cummings along with longtime Windsor Architects Sheppard…