UnbuiltWindsor

Canada Square - 1965

March 13, 2022
Proposed Canada Square Development – 1965 Back in 1965 a Toronto architectural firm of K. R. Cooper & Associates drew up plans for the Canada Square Development that was supposed to be built along the river at Riverside Drive West & Church Street. The complex was to feature a hotel, offices, shops, dining and a theatre. Like many grand plans though the years this one ended up…
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Lost WindsorOld PhotographsWindsor

East Windsor Bathing Beach

March 8, 2021
A few years ago I acquired a large lot of photos taken in and around Ford City. I have no information on them, such as who took them or when they were taken. They appear to be shot in the mid to late 1950s for the most part. Contained in the lot was a few photos taken at the…
DetroitOld Photographs

Detroit Civic Center Plaza - 1976

May 20, 2019
From the Detroit Free Press – March 16, 1976 A view looking east from Cobo Hall over the twin construction sites of the Civic Plaza (which became Hart Plaza) and the Renaissance Center, with construction on the main tower underway. The photo above was taken by the…
Unbuilt

Riverside Park Pavilion

April 4, 2019
AddressSandwich St W (now Riverside) & BruceYear 1914ArchitectJ.C. PenningtonStatusUnbuilt Proposed by the Park Committee, the pavilion above was proposed for Riverside Park at the foot of Bruce Avenue. The Pavilion designed by J.C. Pennington, was planned to be constructed of reinforced concrete with a steel truss roof, covered in Spanish tile. The piers were to be faced in brick…
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