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Then & Now 1911 - 2006

March 16, 2006
I came across this postcard a few years ago. It was simply marked “Walkerville, Ont.” and postmarked 1911. No other details. Luckily the former town of Walkerville was fairly small in land size. The town was only 5 blocks wide, but several miles long. Development started at the river and headed south. 800 Block of Chilver Rd. 1911 800 Block of Chilver Rd. 2006 The big break in…
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Master Motor Car Co. Ltd.

March 15, 2006
This building has always been a mystery. Located on McDougall just south of Wyandotte St. in Windsor This building was at least a showroom, but was it also a factory at one point? Pink on the maps usually indicated industrial buildings. You can see behind the Veteran…
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Seminole Street Hydro Sub-Station

March 13, 2006
Seeing as this past weekend was very nice, and my camera was crying due to neglect, I headed out with a friend to do some shooting. As we were wandering around shooting the Seminole Industrial area, we heraded over to this Streamlined Moderne beauty. John pointed out that…
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More Windsor Mid-Century

March 12, 2006
Today’s Photo Du Jour brings us another creation from the Windsor firm of Johnson & McWhinnie. I spent a little time at the Windsor library this past weekend trying to uncover a little information about the firm. Despite searching through microfilm, all that I uncovered came from old City Directories. Douglas C. Johnson & Cunningham McWhinnie got together and formed the firm in…
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Windsor's Biggest Architectural Loss

March 7, 2006
Originally founded in the City of Windsor in 1864 by the Community of Holy Names of Mary & Jesus, with a few nuns from Montreal. St. Mary’s Academy was originally located in downtown Windsor on Ouellette Ave. By the late 1920’s the Sisters had an old school…
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More History To The Landfill

March 3, 2006
The latest victim in the area’s demolition spree comes on the south side of the River this time. On Howard Ave. in Windsor, near Tecumseh Rd. the old Champion Spark Plug factory is coming down. Built in the 1930’s and expanded some time later, the old Saw Tooth Building is meeting the wrecking ball after sitting vacant for several years. The photo above shows the factory and offices…
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Windsor's MCS

February 24, 2006
This was located on Windsor’s west side on Pelletier St., just a block from Crawford & Tecumseh. This photo was a MCRR Company shot, taken in 1943. The station was once the arrival point of all the celebrities coming to Windsor who played at the Elmwood Casino.
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Mid Century Fans...

February 22, 2006
I need your opinion. The building below built in 1957, by Windsor Architectural Firm Johnson & McWhinnie is threatened with demolition. If anything the death knell has been sounded. It is located on the Windsor Waterfront at the foot of Ouellette Ave. It is known as the…