Photo Du JourWindsor

Canadian Motor Lamp Factory

March 21, 2006
This factory building on Seminole Street in Windsor is another relic of automotive history. Despite being overlooked as a blown out piece of crap, this factory was home to the Canadian Motor Lamp Company. An early “tier one” supplier, CML provided headlamp and related assemblies to the automakers in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. This location was also the scene of some…
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Seagrave Factory

March 20, 2006
This run down red brick building on Walker Rd. in Windsor has thousands of cars pass it every day. Most of the time, proably little thought is given to it’s historical importance. Built around 1905, this building was used to assemble the first motorized fire engines…
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Then & Now 1911 - 2006

March 16, 2006
I came across this postcard a few years ago. It was simply marked “Walkerville, Ont.” and postmarked 1911. No other details. Luckily the former town of Walkerville was fairly small in land size. The town was only 5 blocks wide, but several miles long. Development started at the river and headed south. 800 Block of Chilver Rd. 1911 800 Block of Chilver Rd. 2006 The big break in…
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Master Motor Car Co. Ltd.

March 15, 2006
This building has always been a mystery. Located on McDougall just south of Wyandotte St. in Windsor This building was at least a showroom, but was it also a factory at one point? Pink on the maps usually indicated industrial buildings. You can see behind the Veteran…
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Seminole Street Hydro Sub-Station

March 13, 2006
Seeing as this past weekend was very nice, and my camera was crying due to neglect, I headed out with a friend to do some shooting. As we were wandering around shooting the Seminole Industrial area, we heraded over to this Streamlined Moderne beauty. John pointed out that…
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More Windsor Mid-Century

March 12, 2006
Today’s Photo Du Jour brings us another creation from the Windsor firm of Johnson & McWhinnie. I spent a little time at the Windsor library this past weekend trying to uncover a little information about the firm. Despite searching through microfilm, all that I uncovered came from old City Directories. Douglas C. Johnson & Cunningham McWhinnie got together and formed the firm in…
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Keep On Slumpin'!

March 9, 2006
While I covered the amazing rehab of the Ransom Gillis House the other day, as one gets better, one gets worse. The William Livingstone house on Eliot, one block south of Mack continues heading south. This house was moved to it’s current location to avoid demolition…
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Windsor's Biggest Architectural Loss

March 7, 2006
Originally founded in the City of Windsor in 1864 by the Community of Holy Names of Mary & Jesus, with a few nuns from Montreal. St. Mary’s Academy was originally located in downtown Windsor on Ouellette Ave. By the late 1920’s the Sisters had an old school…