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St. Vladimir's Ukranian Orthodox Cathedral

On Tecumseh Rd. the parish of St. Vladimir’s is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The Parrish was founded in 1927, and the first Church on Seminole St. was built in the 1930’s. The Tecumseh Road land was purchased in 1955, and in 1963 the cornerstone was laid…
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Twins?

If they aren’t the same set of plans with only slight modifications, then these two houses are at least designed by the same architect. I drive past this one all the time on Howard Ave. on my way to work. I always look at it and think what a diamond in the rough it…
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Shaarey Zedek Synagogue

While out last weekend with a friend from Detroit who runs a really interesting website on the Lost Synagogues of Detroit: http://shtetlhood.com/, I was giving him the tour of the Windsor Synagogues when we got to Shaarey Zedek. Located on Gilles Blvd. this synagogue was built in 1957. According to the Windsor Jewish Federation website: The Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, located at 610 Giles Blvd. E…
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Dayspring Church Of Windsor

I’ve driven past this church for years, and wondered about it. It looks like it was built minus the tower and steeple. I’m guessing that it was designed, as many churches were, to add the rest later as the funds were raised. The sign on the outside reads…
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Help Save Festival Epicure

Forwarding on an e-mail I recieved today: At a time when tourism in this region is at an all time low, it is important to keep established events that the community and tourists alike look forward to every year. No, taxpayers should not be responsible for footing the bill…
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Eastside Blight

First a Woolco, this massive store anchored the Eastown Plaza at Tecumseh and Lauzon Roads in Windsor’s far east end, along with local grocery store N&D. While Woolco went under in the US in 1983, they hung around in Canada until 1994, when the Boys from…
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This could be interesting...

If you’ve got no plans tomorrow morning, this could be interesting to go see… MARCH 26, 2007 – 09:22 ET WHISTLEBLOWER’S EVIDENCE ON AGENDA AT HISTORIC FARM TRIBUNAL TUESDAY Manager’s evidence supports charges longtime Canadian workers at…