Windsor

University Avenue Underpass

The other week, I was out with Darren from Photo404, and he took me to the University Ave. underpass. The area is littered with broken glass, so if you head in on two wheels, be sure to walk your bike in to avoid any flats. It is accessible from the riverfront trail heading…
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Demolition Time!

The old dealership at Tecumseh and Parent, just east of the Caboto Club met the building eaters Tuesday afternoon. The ad above for Lorne T. Rowson G.M. dealer is from the 1958 phone book. The dealership at 915 Tecumseh Road East has been home to many dealerships over the…
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Hoa Viet - Part II

*This is a follow up to a post about this building that appeared in June, 2008. Today is this building’s birthday. 80 years young, as it opened to the public Monday July 8, 1929. While browsing the microfilm at the library looking for something else, I stumbled across this article about the opening: From the Border Cities Star – Saturday July 6, 1929: SALES AND SERVICE ON WYANDOTTE…
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Windsor

Farmer's Market

Despite the CUPE strike, and despite Councillor Gignac’s lone vote against allowing this market, the result was a great success! A dedicated group of organizers and volunteers worked their asses off to make sure this went off as well as it did. Work started late…
Windsor

Downtown Farmer's Market Tomorrow

Don’t forget the Farmer’s Market Tomorrow! Check out the website here: http://www.downtownfarmersmarket.ca/. There may be some differences between the information on the site, and that on the poster. I’ve been told to pass along that the poster is correct. Come out this Saturday between 8 am and 3 pm for the first day of the 2009 market season. The ribbon cutting ceremony willl…
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Windsor

Green Corridor

If you haven’t passed by Huron Church and College Avenue lately, you’re missing out on the Green Corridor outdoor art project. One of the projects is this Dodge van, that’s stripped and full of holes and lit from the inside at night. It must have been…