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Riverside and Dougall - c. 1953

The picture above appeared in “Garden Gateway to Canada” published for the centennial celebration in 1954. The caption reads as follows: Bakery and home of Mark Richards, southeast corner of Dougall and Sandwich Street, Windsor. Mr Richards was mayor of Windsor in 1862-1863. Strange to think of the downtown core having housing. A neat old place, and another long gone part of…
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End Of Grace Hospital

I took this photo last Thursday, and for some reason forgot to post it earlier this week… The news I heard earlier that the entire structure is now down, reminded me about this picture. This was the last stand. A lot of history gone… Have a safe and happy Canada…
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Windsor Fairgrounds - 1913

The picture above, taken about 1913, was taken from “Garden Gateway to Canada”. It shows the corner of Ouellette and Tecumseh, and the site today occupied by the Jackson Park Gates. While it was part of the Windsor Driving Park, the horse track that one occupied…
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Harrison Memorial Church - 810 Mercer

One thing that I always find interesting about the old part of the city is the amount of small neighbourhood churches. Harrison Memorial Church at Cataraqui and Mercer is once such church. The cornerstone on this building reads “Ontario Church of God in Christ &#8211…