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Wally's Baits

November 18, 2009
The photos on today’s post were actually taken back in February 2005, but I noticed earlier this summer, and meant to post about it sooner than today, but the old neon sign is gone. Any westsiders out there know anything about it? When was it removed? The sign was a long time fixture on the streetscape and it looks bare without it (sorry I didn’t get a current photo). The building…
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RCSS No. 4 Anderdon

November 17, 2009
Today’s reader submission comes from Kari who found this photo amongst photos that came from her Grandfather’s house. On the back of this photo it simply reads: R.C.S.S. No 4 Anderdon Now, most of my knowledge of our history is confined to the city. Is anyone out…
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Trinity Lutheran Church

November 16, 2009
This church complex at 1215 Parent Avenue, just south of Gilles, has always caught my eye. The church was built in 1947 and designed by J.C. Pennington. My notes also show the church hall is an addition in 1979, designed by architect Raymond Masters. Has any reader out…
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École L'Envolée / King George School

November 13, 2009
Located on south side of Ottawa Street between Windermere and Kildare is what is today known as École L’Envolée. It is a french school, and the school board who owns the property, the Conseil scolaire de district du Centre Sud-Ouest, has done a great job with the property. Since this board bought the property, they have done many repairs & renovations, yet all of them are sensitive to…
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Riverside Cenotaph

November 12, 2009
With the shiny new WFCU centre open, the city closed down several community rinks and centres. Out front of the old Riverside Arena facing Wyandotte street is this Cenotaph. This was the town of Riverside’s cenotaph, dating back to the days before it was swallowed up…
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11-11

November 11, 2009
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and…
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Former Chrysler Headquarters

November 10, 2009
Going through some old photos the other day, I came across this set I shot shortly before the demolition of the old Chrysler Canada Headquarters on Chrysler Centre Drive, back in 2003. The building was an imposing structure, along Chrysler Centre Drive, opposite the plant. It was designed by architects, William R. Souter & Associates from Hamilton. The building was built in 1948. An older…
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

November 9, 2009
Sorry but today, I’m drifting off topic… A special anniversary is taking place today. Photo from Wikipedia On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Today there are only a few traces of the once 96 mile long wall remaining in Berlin. The section above is a…
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Another Demolition

November 6, 2009
Back in May, we paid a visit to the corner of Lincoln & Cataraqui to talk about the demolition of three houses on Lincoln Road. I got a call Thursday night from my dad, who gave me the heads up that the garage has met the same fate… Looks like somebody has…