Lazares Furs Neon Sign - Maiden Lane
July 13, 2015
A view of the Lazares Furs Art Deco neon sign in Maiden Lane in downtown Windsor. The building itself is already listed on the Windosor Heritage Register, but the sign is part of 27 properties that are on the agenda tonight at the Heritage portion of the Planning, Heritage & Economic Development Standing Committee agenda to be discussed tonight in City Council Chambers. Adding the sign the…
Ouellette & Park c. 1949
July 10, 2015
Another week gone. Here’s a view of the north east corner of Ouellette and Park and the long lost Prince Edward Hotel. This building came down in the 1970s and was replaced with the less than inspiring Scotia Bank building.
Have a great weekend everyone, see you back…
359 Goyeau
July 8, 2015
Now that the old Nut House is gone, and the Tunnel Bar-B-Q as well, this old law office at 359 Goyeau, immediately south of the Nut House should be the next to go.
A nice old c. 1900 brick house, long ago altered for commercial use.
Pretty soon this will be just a memory…
Farewell Tunnel Bar-B-Q
July 3, 2015
A few shots from Thursday evening and the remains of the Tunnel Bar-B-Q. Some internal steel is still standing…
But otherwise she’s just a pile of rubble.
This little section at the far east end of the building is all that’s left standing.
While…
Old City Hall - 1920
June 29, 2015
Old City Hall taken in 1920. Formerly a public school it was repurposed and used as Windsor’s second City Hall, until replaced by the current one in 1956.
Now there’s a new one coming, and some discussion has come up about how much should be spent. What do you…