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News & Notes for the weekend

February 20, 2009
As we get ready to roll into the weekend, there are a few things I wanted to pass along. So no photo today, just boring news and stuff…. CJAM NEEDS YOUR HELP CJAM is currently applying for an amendment to our broadcasting undertaking to assume a new signal at 99.1 FM. While CJAM has been broadcasting at about 1000 watts for over 10 years, the station was never granted “Protected Status”…
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Pecha Kucha Windsor

February 19, 2009
Tonight at Artcite, 109 University Ave. West, there is going to be Windsor’s first Pecha Kucha (a.k.a. Talk20) event. talk20 is the North American name for a public lecture format conceived in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham and known elsewhere in the…
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Neal Baking Company

February 18, 2009
Located on Salter St. south of University Ave is the former home of the Neal Baking Company. Driving past on University Ave. you can catch a quick glimpse of the red brick factory… Closer inspection reveals painted ghosts from the past… The northern most…
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More FINA

February 16, 2009
On Friday Feb 6th, we were discussing the old FINA station on Tecumseh Rd. when Terry pointed me towards the station above on Seminole. I’ve probably driven past it hundreds of times over the years without ever noticing it. The windows are tinted, and there are a few…
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St. Rose and Riverside Dr. Then and Now

February 13, 2009
Back in 2002 I took this photo of the house at Riverside and St. Rose. It was one of the old French farmhouses, predating nearly everything on the east side. While it had been altered and added on to over the last 125-150 years it was easy to see the humble origins of the…
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Lear Demolition

February 12, 2009
The death fences are up… …The metal siding has been stripped… … and a trip around back shows that demolition is in full swing. More proof that our manufacturing jobs are gone and never coming back… I suspect acres of parking to be in the future for this land. Funny how the Spitfires were able to play at Windsor arena for 30+ years in an urban setting, and people…
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Prince of Wales - Part 3

February 11, 2009
The third and final installment. I promise. 🙂 To the basement… A view of one of the basement classrooms. One of the staircases. As we go lower, the water damage becomes more evident. Boiler room… No lights, and not much going on. Although I spy some…
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Prince of Wales - Part 2

February 10, 2009
Today we head up to the top floor… At the top of the stairs in the west staircase. For David’s benefit, note there is some water damage around the window frames. Looking out the windows over a sea of surface lots. This is the 1927 expansion. A view of the…