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Jackson Cleaner & Dyer - Erie St. E. at Lillian

May 14, 2012
From the Border Cities Star – January 12, 1929: This is the new home of Jackson Cleaner and Dyer, at Erie and Lillian streets, which will be in operation at the beginning of next week. The plant, equipped, represents an expenditure of $10,000. The ground floor of the establishment is 83 by 84 feet. The central unit is two stories high, while each of the adjoining wings is one storey in…
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Lanspeary Park

May 9, 2012
The postcard above from the mid 1920’s shows a view of Lanspeary Park. View Larger Map Bounded by Giles to the north, Ottawa to the south, Langlois to the west and Pierre to the east, Lanspeary is home to a pool, ice rink, ball diamonds, bandstand as well as…
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Low-Martin House Sold

May 7, 2012
A few weeks ago at the end of April the sold sign went up on the Low-Martin house on Ontario and Devonshire. I had been meaning to post about it for a while, and it was actually finally scheduled to be posted this past Friday. When I got the email about the photos of the Ford Plant demolition gallery show, I replaced this post with that one and pushed it off to Monday. I was going to ask what…
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Train Slide Show # 5 - Saturday

April 27, 2012
Hey everyone, a little news for you today… Action Hobbies is hosting Slide Show #5, this time it’s on Saturday. It’s always a good time, and there’s guaranteed to be some interesting shots in this one. Try and get out there if you can! Hello…
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A Little Roseland Farm

April 25, 2012
From the Border Cities Star – December 31, 1925: Interesting to note the location of the public school at what is now Dougall and Cabana. Was there an earlier school in 1925? The current Roseland School was built in 1928 and is further east. (East of Howard). View…