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"Modernistic" Shell

September 5, 2008
From the Windsor Daily Star – July 31, 1936: STATION OF NEW MODERNISTIC DESIGN OPENED BY SHELL This attractive Shell service station at the northwest corner of Ouellette Avenue and Erie Street opened for business today. It is of a modernistic design, entirely fireproof and finished in a neutral shade with red trim. There are five gasoline pumps of a new design. The station is selling Shell…
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Best Roofing

September 4, 2008
This building at the end of Aylmer at Riverside Dr. has always caught my eye. (excuse the old photo, but it is after labour day now… It’s coming :)) I think I always liked the painted sign over the door. Going through the microfilm at the library, I came across…
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Patterson Collegiate

September 3, 2008
Today we had back in time to the corner of the Elliott and Goyeau, where the former Patterson C.I. stood from 1888 until it was demolished in 1979. The School closed in 1973. Photo above dates to 1961. A post card view of the school prior to construction of the annex. The annex was built in 1917. This postcard was postmarked 1905. From a photo album dated 1920, here is a shot of the…
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The Clean Depot

September 2, 2008
As you might remember, our favourite vacant lot owner, the man who illegally demolished the Seagrave Building, also owns Champion Paper, as well as the neighbouring Clean Depot. Unfortunately I don’t have a good photo of the old sign. Both this one, And this one are…
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Just an Idea...

September 1, 2008
I was forwarded the following concept sketch from Greg Heil, chair of the Windsor Heritage Committee: Following the news that came out about the TD move to build a new HQ in downtown Windsor on the site of the old Manning House. Mr. Heil, who is an Architect sketched up…
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Banque Provinciale du Canada

August 29, 2008
A few years ago, I was in Point-Aux-Roches/Stoney Point, when I spied this on a pizza place on the main road through town. Turns out that the Banque provinciale du Canada a.k.a. Provincial Bank of Canada according to Wikipedia, … merged with the Banque Canadienne Nationale to form the National Bank of Canada in 1979. Looking at the building above, as you will see, it’s obvious they…
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