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Inside Glenwood United

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 the firm (thanks to Doug Johnson and David R. for confirming that). The church is just as interesting on the inside as it is…
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Oddfellows Hall

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…
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Paulin Memorial

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 that I couldn’t miss it. Apparently I some how overlooked what is perhap the most striking Mid-Century Structure in the…
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Christ The King

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…
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Bye-Bye Cat House

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 condemned. The Building Eater is in the back yard ready to go to work. Looks like they are trying to do some salvage before…
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839 Assumption

The four pictures in today’s post to me sum up everything that’s wrong with this city. When I see moronic renovations like this it makes me think there is no hope. One of my readers sent me an email this spring, saying the house at 839 Assumption was up for…
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801 & 819 Ouellette

Recently news came out that the two properties at 801 and 819 Ouellette were sold, and are being prepared for demolition. I went out and shot them the other day, the buildings are probably best remeberd as Joker’s Bar and Mother’s Pizza. I figured the…