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First Baptist Church

December 18, 2009
Back in February 2008, we took a look at the First Baptist church at the corner of Mercer & Tuscarora in downtown Windsor. At the time, I had said that I knew little about the building’s history. A little research this year, has uncovered a bit more. From the Evening Record, May 17, 1915: The above is a perspective of the new First Baptist Church to be erected at Mercer and Tuscarora.
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

December 17, 2009
Located at the corner of Park & Victoria in Downtown Windsor, St. Andrew’s was built in 1895. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style which was all the style for the 1890’s, the building is a great example of the style of architecture. This entrance was…
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Calendar Giveaway

December 16, 2009
Seeing as the holiday season is fast approaching upon us, here’s a gift from me to you. I have one copy of the excellent 2010 Detroit Historical Calendar that I’m going to be giving away to one lucky reader. To enter into the draw, all you have to do is leave a…
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Return to The Boiler Room

December 15, 2009
Last week I had a post about the Boiler Room, but no photo of the building… Photo c. 2001, Chuck Pike Regular reader Chuck Pike has come to the rescue! He found this photo in his archives from July, 2001. I had completely forgotten how it looked, despite driving past it every day for years… Out of sight, out of mind I suppose, but a big thanks to Chuck for sending along a photo of…
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Mario's Of Windsor

December 14, 2009
Back in October, we took a look at Bentley’s, which once housed Mario’s of Windsor. I recently acquired this press photo taken in January, 1967, by the Detroit News. Following the crop marks on the photo above, this is closer to how it would have looked in the…
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Why I Voted No On The Assumption Grant

December 12, 2009
Some may have seen the article in today’s Windsor Star, and some may have wondered how come I voted No on the funding for Assumption. Coun. Percy Hatfield was one of two committee members who voted against giving the Assumption campaign such a large grant. Andrew Foot…
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Humpty Dumpty Trailer Court

December 11, 2009
Today’s photo’s come from regular reader Luc, who showed me there are still a few places around town that I don’t know about. One of which is this trailer park in the midst of Big Box Sprawl… Here’s a map of the area, with the park located inside the yellow circle. The best way to describe it, is back behind the lighting boutique. Luc, shot two series of pictures of…
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General Brock School - 1927

December 10, 2009
A neat old photo of the original General Brock School in Sandwich. Built in 1915, the building was designed by Detroit Architects Edward Van Leyen & Edward Schilling two years earlier in 1913. The same firm was also responsible for the design of the original section…
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Downtown Windsor - 1959

December 9, 2009
Image from the collection of Scott Hughes Regular reader Scott Hughes, sent along a great old postcard to share with readers. The card was issued in 1959 by The Greater Windsor Industrial Commission. Above is a crop of the card showing the north side of Wyandotte St. between…