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New Central Fire Hall - 1969

May 27, 2013
From the Windsor Star – December 27, 1969: TAKING SHAPE – Windsor’s new central fire station is rapidly taking shape. The new, $670,000 building is on Goyeau St. at Elliott St. E. Scheduled for completion next spring, the new hall will replace the present 41-year-old fire department headquarters station on Pitt St. E. The new station will house the department’s…
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Prince Edward Hotel - 1928

May 22, 2013
A neat old postcard view, this one dated 1928, of the “new” Prince Edward Hotel on Ouellette and Park. Sadly this one too is long gone. I like the little bot of artistic license take with the hustle and bustle in the foreground. My favourite is the dude in…
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Heritage House For Sale

May 17, 2013
As we head into the long weekend I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable long weekend. A bit of news concerning anyone who’s interested in owning a heritage property of their own, as this great property has recently just come on the market. Details are available here on the Private Exchange listing. Also there is a dedicated website for the house at: http://595cataraqui.com/ Have a…
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Devonshire Road - c. 1910

May 15, 2013
Back when Walkerville was a self contained community, this view show how well this little town was connected to the outside world. Streetcar tracks are visible in the road. The Train station is just past the bank, and at the end of the road the Ferry to Detroit. It’s…
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Manning House - c. 1912 - Ouellette Avenue

May 13, 2013
Going through some old postcards, I came across this one showing the Manning House Hotel and on the right hand side, and bit of a glimpse of the old Post Office. This card dates to around 1910-1912 and shows a bustling downtown corner, complete with the streetcar rumbling…
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Louis & Niagara - Sidewalk Slabs

May 10, 2013
At various places around the city are some 100+ year old slabs of concrete that have survived all these years. Many of them date from the 1905-1910 era, and are simple slabs with the street names impressed near the intersection. The one above is found at Louis and Niagara on the north west corner, I didn’t know about this one a recently stumbled across it. Many of these slabs have be lost…
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Proposed Detroit - Windsor Bridge c. 1925

May 8, 2013
An oldie but a goodie here today. An early rendering of the proposed Detroit-Windsor bridge that didn’t happen. Charles Evan Fowler an engineer from New York came up with this proposal, but he was unable to raise the funds needed to make this happen. This plan had…