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L-A-Z-Y

October 28, 2008
No, your eyes don’t decieve you… They did paint right over that ring. Not only does it seem like the Expressway work is taking almost as long as the Walker Road underpass (which opens this weekend… YAY!), but the job is half assed as well apparently… I have seen some dumb lazy crap in this city, but this about takes the cake. 🙂 I’m guessing the guy who paints…
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Descent Of The Holy Ghost

October 27, 2008
A few shots from Doors Open last month. Today we visit the Descent of The Holy Ghost Romainian Orthodox Church on Seminole Ave, just east of the intersection with Drouillard. Built in the 1930’s the Church features an onion dome, and during doors open, the…
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1010 Wyandotte St. West

October 24, 2008
Another oldie, when up in smoke in early September. As is the case these days in this city, the burned out hulk of the four-plex sits derelict on the corner of Wyandotte St. W. at Oak St. Looking back in some old directories, the houses early occupants are listed as: 1919…
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Yummy House

October 23, 2008
Despite all these years of driving by, and giggling at the name, I’ve never actually been to the famous Harvey Lo’s Yummy House. According to this yellow pages ad, they’ve been in business since 1979. No small feat in this city, especially given that restaurants on some of the more pedestrian friendly parts of the city can’t make a go of it. Yet on this dirty desolate…
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The New General Store

October 22, 2008
Mark this date down. I discovered when it is that Windsorites decided that big box shopping was way better than supporting the local shops. It’s been going on for 40 years. However 40 years ago, those stores still stocked items made in this country. Now I realize…
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Belleperche Block

October 21, 2008
Every once in a while, I’ll stumble across a building I’ve probably been past many times without noticing. One such building I recently noticed was this one, the Belleperche Block, built in 1914. Located on the west side of Pierre St., just south of Wyandotte…
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AgendaCamp

October 20, 2008
The Art Gallery of Windsor played host to TVO’s AgendaCamp yesterday. The event was well attended, and brought about a good level of discourse. The results of yesterday’s sessions are available online, as well as the follow up broadcast tonight at 8:00 pm, live from the Art Gallery on TVO. A big thank you goes out to David Hawkins, Mark Kuznicki, Steve Pakin and the rest of the team…
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Riverside Drive

October 17, 2008
Here’s a neat old postcard view of Riverside Dr. from the 1950’s. It looks like you can see Belle Isle off in the distance in this one, and I think the shot is looking east from somewhere around where the end of Reaume Park is today. As you can see in this…
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Odds and Ends & Stuff to do this Weekend...

October 16, 2008
First off, a friendly jab towards our friends at the Windsor Star. For the third time I know of, International Metropolis has scooped the Star, with a posting here. So much for the blogs not being “real media”. Actually I kid, it’s only in Windsor where…