Peabody Bridge
October 6, 2008
Some comments the other day were asking about the peabody bridge. I don’t have much info about it, but here’s what I do have.
A postcard view, you can see the bridge to the right of the silos.
An aerial view from 1952
1981 – Note the Peabody building…
501 Erie Street West
October 3, 2008
A while back Urbanrat sent me some photos of the slums at 501 Erie St. W.
He wrote:
A very concerned resident of the area bounded by Erie Street west, between Bruce Ave and Janette Ave, is very upset about this derelict property at 501 – 529 Erie Street West, a row of…
Rollin' on the River
October 2, 2008
Regular IM reader and commenter DouglasM was asking about old photos of the Windsor Waterfront when it was still covered in rails. Doug used to live in the Detroit area, back when the waterfront on both sides was occupied with rails, and was the staging grounds and rail yards for rail cars crossing the river by ferry.
I put out a request to Bernie Drouillard to check his collection and see if he…
Assumption Church
October 1, 2008
IMO, Assumption is the most beautiful church in the city. Built in 1845 by the architect T. Elliott, the sanctuary and steeple were added in 1874. The church was one of the first batch of buildings designated in Windsor in 1978. From 1859-1869 Assumption served as the…
Windsor Club
September 30, 2008
At Shawn’s request in yesterday’s comments, today’s photos will show the Windsor Club. While not terribly exciting, the club’s history is a long one. Most people don’t get regular invites to the 14th floor, so Doors Open provided a rare chance…
Windsor From Above
September 29, 2008
Doors open, was nice this past weekend.
I’ll cover some I the sites I got to visit later in the week. Today, however are a few shots of Windsor taken from the 14th floors of the CIBC building, home to the Windsor Club.
Excuse the glare on some of the photos, those are from the chairs in the restaurant…
Dieppe Park and the Bistro by the river, home of the fug beacon.
Who knew our…
Doors Open 2008
September 27, 2008
Just a quick reminder about Doors Open this Sunday.
The following 23 sites will be open on Sunday FREE of charge for tours:
All Saints’ Anglican Church
330 City Hall Square West
All Saints’ Anglican Church originated in 1852 as a mission of St. John’s…
Stucco Friday
September 26, 2008
Today’s entry was sent in by regular reader Urbanrat. His email to me read as follows:
I know how much you love stucco! I found this stucco palace at 809 Bruce. The house is vacant, it must be the place the stucco boys of Windsor apprenticed!
The last photograph is of…