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Windsor and Chatham

May 7, 2009
From the collection of the Windsor Municipal Archives Today’s photo comes from the collection of the Windsor Municipal Archives. It shows the corner of Windsor & Chatham (looking east along Chatham) in the what I’m guessing to be the late 1940’s. Along Chatham, you can see Mossmans Fruit Market on the corner, with the Chatham Meat Market to the rear, and Hy’s Fish…
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Streetcar Ghosts

May 6, 2009
These photos come courtesy of regular reader Urbanrat, who in his travels stumbled across unearthed streetcar tracks in Ouelllette Aveune. As you know the next round of streetscaping is underway along Ouellette, and apparently some old rail infrastructure reappeared after…
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The Windsor Travelodge

May 5, 2009
From the holdings of the Windsor Municipal Archives – Johnson-McWhinnie Collection The other day I was down at the Municipal Archives, when I stumbled across these plans drawn up by Johnson-McWhinnie for a hotel project that never happened. From the holdings of the…
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Jane's Walk

May 4, 2009
A beautiful day Saturday morning was perfect for Walkerville’s Jane’s Walk. Mita Williams, was a perfect host, and while Chris Holt and myself helped with the brainstorming, and spreading the word, really this event was Mita’s idea, and her drive is the reason it happened. Thanks Mita! The group heads south along Devonshire… We walked past and saw examples of adaptive…
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Jane's Walk - Tomorrow

May 1, 2009
I know it’s late notice, but tomorrow morning, myself along with Mita Williams and Chris Holt are putting on a Jane’s Walk in Walkerville, and you’re invited! What Is Jane’s Walk? Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that…
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The Deluxe Apartments

May 1, 2009
Seriously. That’s the name they show up under on the 1937 Fire Insurance Map. Two stores on the ground floor with apartments above. I suspect quite a while back, these apartments ceased to be “deluxe”. Located on the corner of Monmouth & Ontario, I…
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Arsonist At Large

April 30, 2009
Right next door to the two houses that went up on April 11th, is this old building was built in 1890, and is likely destined for the dumpster. It was torched on Tuesday night. For coverage of the fire, but sure to visit Windsor Visuals. Old elements, like the cast iron (?) posts that once divided the display windows on the facade of this old retail store. According to the 1919 City Directory…
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Windsor Truck and Storage

April 28, 2009
A recent email from a reader was asking me about Windsor Truck & Storage. The drawing above is an architects rendering that appeared in the Border Cities Star, February 21, 1928. The building that we know today is actually two buildings. With the clock tower section…