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Windsor Raceway Fire - 1975

October 1, 2010
Happy Friday again everyone… Welcome to October. Today we have a photo on which I have no background information… It’s a photo of the Windsor Raceway Grandstand on fire. The photo is dated March 20 (might be 26), 1975. Credit is given to “Bill Kofender – Windsor Raceway Photographer”. When I met architect Doug Johnson a few years ago, he mentioned that his…
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Central United Church

September 29, 2010
Postcard View of Central United c. 1955 Last year in October, we took a look at Central United with this post on the history of the church, and this one of the cornerstone laying. With this past weekend’s Doors Open event, I finally got to visit the inside… The…
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Gracanica Serbian Orthodox Church

September 27, 2010
This church at Tecumseh and Meldrum, featured on this past weekend’s Door Open tour was one that I was looking forward to visiting. The building was designed by architect Petar Popovic, and was started in 1950. The building open for worship in 1952, and is based on…
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Old City Hall - 1929

September 24, 2010
Happy Friday once again, back to the old photos. This one today is features Windsor’s previous City Hall. The photo is dated November 26, 1929. Designed by Detroit architect Albert Jordan, this building was built as the central school house in 1856. Around 1904 it became Windsor’s second City Hall, a role it served until 1954 when it was demolished and replaced with the current city…
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Osterhout's Restaurant & Confectionery

September 22, 2010
Up today is this postcard view of Osterhout’s Restaurant & Confectionery, from the early 1920’s. This place was located in what was then known as the Exchange Building, before being sold to George Wilkinson for use as a shoe store. This is one of the rare…
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Street Car Interior - c. 1915

September 17, 2010
Today’s photo comes from a reader named George C. who lives in the south eastern United States, but came across the website via some information he received about the Electric Avenue Show last year at the art gallery. He sent along this photo to share with readers. There is no date on the photo, but taking a guess it looks to be WWI era… After consulting with Bernie, this guy was the…
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Doors Open - 2010

September 15, 2010
Doors Open is back this year, and set for Sunday September 26th, so circle the date on your calendar! Doors open this year will feature 24 sites, a couple of which are new to the event this year. Also new this year are the inclusion of a couple of Mid-Century buildings from…
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Geo. E. White & Son

September 13, 2010
Here’s a little building I drive past all the time, located at the corner of Sheppard and Windsor. The former home of Geo. E. White & Son Ltd. View Larger Map Here’s a view of the building, it’s located directly across the street from Windsor Truck and…