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Saint Mary's Part 2

July 27, 2012
Photo © Matt Kulbacki – All rights reserved Happy Friday everyone! We close out the week with an amazing set of photos from Matt Kulbacki look at the amazing old St. Mary’s Academy building in some fine detail. There’s nothing I can add to these shots, they speak for themselves. Have a safe weekend everyone, and we’ll see you back here Monday. Photo © Matt Kulbacki…
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D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouse

July 20, 2012
Happy Friday once again, today’s post takes a look at the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouse that used to be on the corner of McDougall and Riverside Drive. It stood until the Casino came along, and the entire area was cleared. This photo rests with the George D. Mason…
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Harry Guppy School Part 2

July 18, 2012
From the Border Cities Star, October 31, 1931 With the school’s “father”, Mr. Harry E. Guppy, veteran former school trustee present, the new Guppy Public School, on Tecumseh Road, was formally opened in ceremonies Friday afternoon and evening. The school has been in use since the beginning of the fall term. Above is how the school looked at its opening. The photo above was…
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Streetviewed

July 13, 2012
Photo © John Foot Today’s photo come courtesy of my Dad who spied the Google Streetview car. He talked to the driver who said they’ve just finished Windsor. Photo © John Foot Chatham and Sarnia are next. The car is much fancier than it was last time! Have a…
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Harry Guppy School

July 11, 2012
From the Border Cities Star, July 9, 1929 Above is a drawing of the Harry E. Guppy School which the Board of Education hopes to start erecting this fall in order to accommodate the increasing public school attendance in Windsor. The building, plans for which were drawn by…
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Windsor Lawn Bowling Club - 1920

July 9, 2012
The club house is one of the finest in Western Ontario. A big membership drive is now being held and many new supporters are being secured. A year ago all of the stock of the Church Street Quoit Club was taken up and the two clubs were amalgamated. If you’re like me you’re probably wondering what a “Quoit” is. The answer is here. View Larger Map Here is a view of the park…
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664 Moy

July 4, 2012
This one of a kind house on Moy, just south was the scene of a fire last night, as reported on Windsorite.ca There are some amazing shots there, and the house looks spruced up since the photo above was taken in February, 2004. Hopefully the damage wasn’t too bad, and…