Windsor

A Mystery - 1936 Style

January 5, 2009
From the Windsor Star – July 31, 1936: Windsor police today were searching for the driver of a car, which shortly before noon crashed into the guard rail of the C.P.R. Bridge on London Street West. Police hurried to the scene, found the car, registered in the name of Alice O’Gorman of La Salle, but there was no sign of its occupants. Witnesses told police that the driver had been…
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Return To The Cat House

January 2, 2009
Some readers may remember the infamous Cat House on Windermere in Walkerville, that we visited back in September, 2007. The old house was demolished after it was left abandoned by the owners at the time, and full of cats. The site remained a vacant lot for the better part…
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2008 The Year In Review

December 31, 2008
Well, it would seem that after spending a good chunk of the afternoon sorting through photos from the past 12 months, that in 2008 the building stock in this city was severely beaten. Far and away this was one of the worst years I can remember since I started the…
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The Emperor's New Clothes

December 30, 2008
I joke, but I honestly never thought I would live to see the day this house got covered up. If you’ve spent any time cruising around the city, you’ll know the house I’m talking about. 401 Parent, located on the south west corner of University and…
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Flat Iron Building - Walkerville

December 29, 2008
Located on the south east corner of Riverside Dr. and Devonshire, the Flat Iron building designed by Mason & Rice was demolished by Hiram Walker’s parent company in 1995, in an attempt to pay less taxes. Today the site of the building remains an empty lot.
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Don't Forget... This Sunday - 8:00 pm

December 24, 2008
Click here to hear the commercial that has been running on CJAM — Just a quick reminder for Sunday night.. Should be fun! — Windsor Ex-pat and founding member of Spacing Media Shawn Micallef in conjunction with InternationalMetropolis.com, Phog Lounge and Scaledown.ca invite you to join in Windsor’s first Psychogeographic Walk. It’s going to be something fun, and new for…
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Immaculate Conception

December 23, 2008
While searching for information about the Boer War Memorial a few weeks back, I came across these renderings for the “new” Immaculate Conception Church at Wyandotte and Marentette. Interesting to see that it was never built as designed. It was common in the past…