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Model Home

October 4, 2007
Continuing the building boom in South Windsor that was soon to be squashed by the Great Depression, was this competing ad to yesterday’s entry. While this house isn’t named, it is also on Randolph, this one however is on the north side of Grand Marais. Other than a few small changes, this one looks as good as it did in 1928 when it was built. Of note there is another one across the…
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The Collegiate

October 3, 2007
From December 1928: …Drive out Dougall to Grand Marais Road, west on Grand Marais to Randolph – The “Collegiate” is on Randolph, Just south of Grand Marais, in SOUTH WINDSOR So I did. Now I’m not sure if Randolph once crossed “the…
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Inside Glenwood United

October 2, 2007
Back in May – I covered Glenwood United from the outside. I met up with a parishioner, who gave me the guided tour of the interior. Designed by the firm of Pennington & Carter and built in 1962, the architect who designed it was William Fraser while working for…
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Oddfellows Hall

October 1, 2007
One of the buildings I’ve always wondered about was the former I.O.O.F. (International Order Of Oddfellows) hall at Wyandotte St. & Dufferin. It was designed by Windsor architect J.C. Pennington c. 1915. The photo above comes from a postcard c. 1920. This postcard view is postmarked 1916. This is a shot from a photo album dated 1920. Looking east along Wyandotte St. from…
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Paulin Memorial

September 28, 2007
At my opening reception, I was speaking with Architect Doug Johnson, of Johnson-McWhinnie. He told me that of all the buildings in the show, I missed the one his was most proud of designing. He told me it was a chuch right off of Norfolk, between Dominion and Dougall, and…
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Christ The King

September 27, 2007
Add Christ the King at the corner of Dominion & Grand Marais to the list of vacant Catholic Churches. This place was built in a very traditional style in 1954. It’s really a shame that the RC Church doesn’t realize that its greatest assets are its historic buildings. The mid 1950’s really marked an end of traditional church architectural design. The modern style influenced…
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Bye-Bye Cat House

September 25, 2007
Not sure if you remember last year there was an article about a house that had been abandoned, and was full of cats? The Humane Society came in and removed a double digit number of cats. The house at 1040 Windermere Rd. has been empty ever since and was eventually…