Universal Button Co.
November 10, 2008
Early Saturday Morning, the old factory at the corner of Walker Rd and Richmond St. beside the Beer Store, most recently home to the Flag Depot went up in smoke. This view is looking east from Erie and Parent.
By the time I got down there about 7:45, the fire had already…
Chrysler HQ Flashback
November 7, 2008
Going though some old photos, I came across these photos of the Chrysler Headquarters under construction. I posted these photos, once a long time ago. But I couldn’t find them on the site, so they may have been on the old version of the site.
May 6, 2001 – The…
South West Detention Centre
November 6, 2008
Yesterday morning happened to be the third and final of the public open house/information sessions in Windsor in the initial phase of the new Windsor Jail a.k.a. the South West Detention Centre .
I asked the people there, if the roof in the concept was a Green Roof, and if they were planning on making the structure as energy efficient as possible. They told me, while there are no final plans…
Turning Your Back On Your Roots...
November 5, 2008
As any regular readers here will know, no one gets a free pass, least of all churches. 😉
However, there was an article in the Windsor Star last week, that really got me fired up. It sickens me the way groups and businesses turn their back on their roots and on the core…
Stuccolicious
November 4, 2008
Not in a good way.
While Chris at Scaledown.ca rightfully pointed out that he’s glad it’s being reused. I’m looking forward to the day, when developers like Rosati, don’t shit all over our built heritage.
Why do we have to accept the fact that the building is being reused, but now it looks like a bag of shit?
In this city it always seems to be about doing as cheaply as…
Leddy Library
November 3, 2008
Today’s old postcard features a classic shot of the University of Windsor’s Leddy Library, in its pre-expansion days.
Built in the late 1950’s, it was designed by one of Windsor’s pre-eminent local architects J.C. Pennington.
The library was named…
Windsor Airport
October 31, 2008
Another older postcard view. Today’s postcard features Windsor Airport, and the shiny new terminal building.
Sitting on the ramp is a Trans-Canada Airlines Vickers Viscount.
According to Wikipedia, the Viscount was the first turboprop aircraft in the world, they…