Old PhotographsReader SubmissionWindsor

Canadian Bridge Company - Part 2

April 24, 2009
Thanks to Chris Edwards, who send along even more info about the CBC to share with everyone… All photos from a company promotional booklet from 1943. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Chris Edwards Collection A copy of the company logo. From the Chris Edwards Collection Inside the plant 2 assembly shop. From the Chris Edwards Collection Inside the plant 2…
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Old PhotographsReader SubmissionWindsor

Canadian Bridge Company - Part 1

April 23, 2009
A while back I got an email from a reader who wanted to know a little something about the Canadian Bridge Company, another part of Windsor Industrial Heritage. From the collection of Chris Edwards The first batch of photos comes from the collection of Chris Edwards. Chris…
Windsor

Mount Francis

April 22, 2009
HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU… HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU… HAPPY EARTH DAY MOUNT FRANCIS… HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU! What a mess. There is no one involved in this strike who doesn’t reek of garbage. As someone who’s been out of work since the end of 2008…
Windsor

Mandarin Gardens

April 21, 2009
1928 newspaper ad for the Mandarin Gardens on Ouellette Ave. The Mandarin was located on Ouellette across the street from the Palace. Another view, this one from higher up, looking north on Ouellette, the top of the Mandarin Gardens sign is visible here. I have no listing for them in the 1923 directory, so it must have been later in the 1920’s when it came along. There is no listing in…
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NewsWindsor

More Ward Boundary

April 20, 2009
Seeing as I’m too lazy to type up my own post, I’ll just copy Chris’ post from Scaledown this morning, about today’s Scaledown Radio Show… Listen in at CJAM 91.5 FM from Noon to 1:00 or if you’re outside of the listening area, listen to…
Essex County

Suburbs Hate Heritage Too!

April 20, 2009
Glad to see it’s not only Windsor who rips down heritage buildings. The Town of Tecumseh, the sleepy bedroom community to the east, proved that they could make short sighted decisions too. The historic Lakewood Golf Course Club House bit the dust late last…
Windsor

759 Mill Street

April 17, 2009
So I took a drive through the Indian Road ghetto the other day. What a mess the city has created over there… But that’s another set of posts…. Indian Road is now almost all boarded up along the east side of the road, from University to Mill…. When I got to Mill and turned the corner, I was shocked to see this big apartment building at 759 Mill all boarded up. I know the…
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News

Ward Boundary Review

April 16, 2009
Tonight the City of Windsor is holding two Ward Boundary Review public consultations. I cannot stress how important these meetings are to attend. The City is looking at how the Wards are split and how many councilors represent you at the municipal level. The last change to…
Windsor

More Parking Lots

April 16, 2009
This past weekend a fire broke out near Caesar’s on Glengarry Avenue. Windsor Visuals was on the scene, and he got some amazing shots of the fire in progress… So click here to check out Owen’s shots. From the Star: Arson cause of blaze in abandoned home BY…