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The Spirit Of Windsor - Engine 5588

July 13, 2011
Sorry for the delay in getting today’s post up… Today we take a look at The Spirit of Windsor, the old CN Steam Engine kind of tucked away in the corner of a parking lot along the Waterfront. This massive behemoth, is a throwback to the days when the riverfront was covered in rails. The old CN logo on the one side, has certainly seen better days. The engine is undergoing work with…
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Recent Losses

July 11, 2011
Happy Monday everyone. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable weekend. Today’s post is thanks to Google Street View and a couple of recently lost buildings in Windsor. The Whiski Jack Bar, was the victim of arson last week. So this old handsome brick building from…
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Riverside Drive - 1915

July 8, 2011
Happy Friday everyone. Another week down, but sadly three more weeks still until the next long weekend… Up today is an old photo taken along what was then Sandwich Street looking east. Taken in 1915, this was shortly after the onset of WWI. As is typical for an old…
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8325 Riverside Drive East - Seaway Towers

July 6, 2011
From December 1964, an ad above for the Seaway Towers on Riverside Drive in the town of Riverside. At 12 stories, it was one of the first high rise apartments built along the waterfront in Riverside. I love the architect’s rendering with the big old car cruising up to it. View Larger Map The building is situated on the site on an angle to maximize the amount of units with waterfront views.
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Canada Day

July 1, 2011
Have a great long weekend everyone. The image below ran in the Border Cities Star June 30, 1926: The artistic conception shown above, appropriate to Dominion Day, tomorrow, was especially drawn for The Border Cities Star by Mr. Armand De Lussier Pigeon, 554 Dougall…
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Canadian Bridge Company Offices - 1911

June 27, 2011
Back in April of 2009, we had a two part look at the Canadian Bridge Company in Walkerville [Part I here, Part II here].The photo above ran in the June 28, 1911 issue of The American Architect. The caption reads: SCHOOL BUILDING, WALKERVILLE, ONT., CANADA Albert Kahn, Architect; Ernest Wilby, Associate The building does look very school-ish, so I could see how the editors could have mistaken it.
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Walkerville - 1974

June 24, 2011
No real info on this one, just a date stamp on the back, which I suspect is not 100% accurate. The stamp reads “Dec. 13, 1974”, but given the trees in full foliage, it was obviously not take on that date, but is probably the printing date. Still a neat view of…
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Circulation Desk - Leddy Library

June 22, 2011
A neat old postcard I recently came across. Probably, late 1950’s/early 1960’s. The back reads: Circulation Desk UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR WINDSOR, Ontario, CANADA A great postcard. I love that…