Call For Volunteers
April 24, 2009
I received an email from a regular reader, who asked me to pass along this information on this worthwhile event:
Returns for Leukemia Research is a fundraising initiative of The Beer Store and its employee union, UFCW Local 12R24, to raise funds for the Leukemia &…
Canadian Bridge Company - Part 2
April 24, 2009
Thanks to Chris Edwards, who send along even more info about the CBC to share with everyone…
All photos from a company promotional booklet from 1943.
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From the Chris Edwards Collection
A copy of the company…
Canadian Bridge Company - Part 1
April 23, 2009
A while back I got an email from a reader who wanted to know a little something about the Canadian Bridge Company, another part of Windsor Industrial Heritage.
From the collection of Chris Edwards
The first batch of photos comes from the collection of Chris Edwards. Chris put together an exhibition on the Windsor works of Albert Kahn at the Art Gallery of Windsor, at the same time as my Windsor…
Mount Francis
April 22, 2009
HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU…
HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU…
HAPPY EARTH DAY MOUNT FRANCIS…
HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU!
What a mess. There is no one involved in this strike who doesn’t reek of garbage.
As someone who’s been out of work since the end of 2008…
Mandarin Gardens
April 21, 2009
1928 newspaper ad for the Mandarin Gardens on Ouellette Ave.
The Mandarin was located on Ouellette across the street from the Palace.
Another view, this one from higher up, looking north on Ouellette, the top of the Mandarin Gardens sign is visible here.
I have no listing…
More Ward Boundary
April 20, 2009
Seeing as I’m too lazy to type up my own post, I’ll just copy Chris’ post from Scaledown this morning, about today’s Scaledown Radio Show…
Listen in at CJAM 91.5 FM from Noon to 1:00 or if you’re outside of the listening area, listen to the live stream online at cjam.ca
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Today, we will be interviewing Dr. Robert…
759 Mill Street
April 17, 2009
So I took a drive through the Indian Road ghetto the other day. What a mess the city has created over there… But that’s another set of posts….
Indian Road is now almost all boarded up along the east side of the road, from University to Mill…. When I…
More Parking Lots
April 16, 2009
This past weekend a fire broke out near Caesar’s on Glengarry Avenue. Windsor Visuals was on the scene, and he got some amazing shots of the fire in progress… So click here to check out Owen’s shots.
From the Star:
Arson cause of blaze in abandoned home
BY…