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Nut House Demolition - Goyeau & Park

June 17, 2015
Photo © 2015, Brian Worrall As many of you might know over the weekend the University started demolition on the buildings fronting Goyeau between the Tim Horton’s at Park, and the Burger King at University. One of these building was formerly home to the Nut House, a long beloved Windsor institution. A reader captured this shot and sent it along for the site. Thanks Brian & Kathryn for…
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Carnegie Library - c 1925

June 15, 2015
A view of the old Carnegie Library. This shot was taken from Park St. looking south on Victoria Ave. The grant was awarded to Windsor in 1901, but due to delays the Windsor branch didn’t open until 1903. It was designed by Detroit architect John Scott and was…
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Street Car 366 - University Ave - c. 1930

June 10, 2015
© The Bernie Drouillard Collection Here’s a picture of an example of what was known as the Cincinnati Street Car series. This shot was taken on London Street (now University Ave) at Pelissier about 1930. What if I told you one of these cars stayed in the area and has recently been unearthed. Despite being out of service for nearly 70 years, a large part of a similar car still exists&#8230…
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St Anne's - 1140 Monmouth Rd - 1960

June 1, 2015
St Anne’s Separate School on Monmouth Rd in Walkerville is seen in this photo above that ran in the construction company’s ad in December of 1960. Modern renovations have stripped all Mid-Century Style and Design from the building, but it’s still in use and…
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St Mary's - Ouellette Ave - 1920

May 27, 2015
Here’s an old shot of St Mary’s Academy that was located on Ouellette Ave, south of Park St. St Mary’s stood downtown until the construction of the Tunnel came along, and the order sold the land to Fred Martin and his tunnel company, and they then relocated to the grand building that stood in South Windsor until the late 1970’s. I find it interesting how small a quiet…
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527 Ouellette

May 25, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I posted this picture of the former Voodoo Nightclub that was undergoing renovations. I’m happy to report that it appears to be stucco free! Nice to see a renovation that improves buildings downtown. It’s not often that happens. Hope…
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Elmwood Motor Hotel - Dougall Ave - 1960

May 22, 2015
In the late 1950s a large expansion occurred at the Elmwood, which involved the construction of a new motel section. I had long wondered who was the architect responsible. I had always assumed that it was done by out of town architects as there aren’t many large motel…