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The First Spike

August 26, 2009
From John comes today’s great postcard, one I have never seen before: Don’t forget (or maybe this is the first notice) but there’s going to be an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Windsor this Fall tracing the past of Windsor’s streetcar era. With the colloaboration of John, Bernie, Ron Drouillard and Chris Holt at Scaledown, this is going to be a great show&#8230…
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Devonshire Motel

May 29, 2009
I’m thinking mid 1970’s on this one? DEVONSHIRE MOTEL 2763 Howard Ave. Windsor, ONT. PH. (519) 966-1930 30 units – air conditioning – color t.v. phones swimming pool restaurant commercial rates recreation room According to their website…
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City Hall

May 22, 2009
Closing out the week, we might as well do another postcard… Today is a card I have never seen before running across a copy on eBay recently.. It is a colour photo of the old City Hall. Although you can’t see it in the image above, the cars in the lot beside city…
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The Hiram Walker Historical Museum

May 20, 2009
The Hiram Walker Historical Musuem Windsor, Ontario, Canada Installed in the old Francois Baby House, the earliest brick house in the Northwest, dating back to 1811. The Baby House was restored by Hiram Walker and Sons and depictis early life in the district This postcard…
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Ambassador Bridge

March 27, 2009
An interesting shot of an early University of Windsor campus. This likely date to the mid 1960’s as both Cody Hall (1961) and the addition to Electa Hall (1962) are visible in the photo. From the back of the card: AMBASSADOR BRIDGE DETROIT, MICHIGAN – WINDSOR, ONTARIO A 4 lane expressway route connecting all Michigan and Ontario expressways – 1 3/4 miles long. Bring your camera…
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New Frontier Motel

March 25, 2009
An old postcard, this one was postmarked in 1988, but I’m fairly sure it’s much older than that. Anyone have any memories of this place? From the back of the card: NEW FRONTIER MOTEL Featuring 121 Modern Air-Conditioned Units. T.V., Radio, Telephones, Wall to…