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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…
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J.L. Hudson's Summer Cottage

November 5, 2009
From the Evening Record, July, 1912: Photo of the French homestead up the river front above Walkerville, which was purchased by the late J.L. Hudson and is being renovated and repaired to carry out Mr. Hudson’s plans for providing a summer cottage for the accommodation of the women clerks in the Hudson store in Detroit. I believe this house was knocked down in the early 1920’s and in…
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Masonic Temple

November 4, 2009
This rendering above ran in the Evening Record July 27, 1912. The Masonic Temple was supposed to be built at the corner of Ouellette and University Ave., when the old Imperial Bank stands today. The Imperial Bank was built on the site in 1920. There were articles that made…
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Universal Car Building

November 3, 2009
Back in February, we paid a visit to the corner of Chatham & Ferry. Since that time, I’ve come across some supplemental information about the building. From the Evening Record: February, 1913: The new universal car building, at the corner of Ferry and Chatham…