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Windsor Machine & Tool Works' New Addition - 1917

March 20, 2015
This building was located at 86-88 Pitt St W. This Tool and Machine show saw rapid growth from its founding in a barn on site in 1911, through the third addition shown above in 1917. The building was located on Pitt, between Church and Bruce. In 1937 the building was occupied by G & M Automatic Machine Co. Ltd. The building shown above was designed by Windsor architect J.C. Pennington. Have a…
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St Barnabas

March 9, 2015
Happy Monday everyone, I hope everyone had a great weekend. Below is a reprint of a post originally posted in June 2008. St. Barnabas Church on Tecumseh Rd comes up before the Heritage Committee portion of the Planning, Heritage & Economic Development Standing Committee…
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Windsor Beverages - 1948

March 6, 2015
Back in the years following WWII consumer products still had their regionalisms. Detroit had Faygo & Vernors, and while Coca-Cola and other national beverages were around, there was still a place for local drinks like Martin’s Ginger Ale and Sun Crest…
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White Rose Station - Howard & Tecumseh - 1953

March 2, 2015
Below is a full page ad that ran in the Windsor Star in early December 1953. It advertised the impending grand opening of the new White Rose Service Station at Howard and Tecumseh. I’m not sure what corner the station was on. It probably wasn’t on the north east side as the area now occupied by the Shoppers was formerly a Windsor Utilities Building. If I had to guess, I’d pick…
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