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Brighton Beach - Part 1

January 21, 2007
As I promised last Wednesday, here is part one of my Brighton Beach photos over the last six years. The old Bronson’s Tavern. Formerly the Westwood Hotel, it once hosted Al Capone during the prohibition years. Originally the building was set back against the river, but was moved to the Sandwich St. location in the early 1900’s. In later years it was a regular watering hole for…
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2007 North American International Auto Show

January 19, 2007
January means autoshow. In the annual installment, I present this year’s NAIAS. Here are some highlights, and in no particular order… The Lamborghini display… The Maserati display… The Mitsubishi Prototype-X. This was on a Nissan hybrid…
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Brighton Beach Through The Years

January 17, 2007
As readers of this website in its previous life might remember there was a large section on the Brighton Beach neighborhood in Windsor’s West End. Over the last decade the area has been slowly decimated by the City of Windsor, who have been busy buying/expropriating…
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Assumption Cemetery

January 10, 2007
At the corner of Wyandotte St. W. and Huron Church, surrounded by the Ambassador Bridge is Assumption Cemetery. This is the early Roman Catholic cemetery for the Windsor area. A google search turned up this brief history of the cemetery: At its present site, the Assumption…
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911 Prado

January 9, 2007
While out a few weeks ago with readers John and Mike, I spied this 1920’s era beauty on Prado south of Wyandotte. [EDIT – I’ve just recieved confimation that the home was built in 1930] I am a sucker for clinker bricks. While impossible to verify, due to the excellent historical record keeping of the City of Riverside, it really does look to me like one of the works of…
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Odds and Ends...

January 8, 2007
Here are some historic photos from the International Metropolis Archives. This one is for reader Brian who asked about the Henkel House. The photo is captioned “Robert Henkel House”, 1913. Chrysler Canada Plant # 3 – 1933 Chrysler Canada Plant # 1…
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Frank H. Joyce House

January 4, 2007
This grand structure at 3975 Riverside Dr. East in Windsor is the reason for the latest battle in heritage preservation on the Windsor side of the river. The home which has served as the convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph since 1953 was put up for sale. The building…