First off sorry for the lack of a post yesterday. I was sick on Monday and actually lost a day somewhere this week.
See if you can guess today’s victim of the great urban blight?
If you guessed the crazy cool streamlined Anderson’s funeral home, you are correct!
In case you forgot, here’s what it looked like when it looked good. Now it looks like every other turd. This has got to go to the top of the list of egregious violations against architecture.
Obviously, whoever ordered this “renovation” doesn’t care, but just so he/she knows. It looks like shit now. Congratulations.
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Well I drove past her today... The treatment is almost complete. They have added some faux Doric style columns and cornice to match. The colour is the brown scheme as I suspected. The original art deco style is completely gone. Another piece of architecture defaced by a complete disregard for a once beautiful example of local architecture. This is case and point where the facade could have been completely refaced in the original style with absolutely no extra cost to the owner. With JP Thompson Architects still practicing in the city I would be interested to see what they have to say about all this...
Another sad day in Windsor
Sorry one more from me... Today I noticed the iconic 'V' shaped columns that once elegantly cradled the canopy on the South side are gone and replaced with stucco box columns.
The owner of this building should be ashamed of what he or she has done. Such a complete disregard for the heritage value of their building and the city. Shame on you Anderson Funereal Home, there is no excuse for this!