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Canal Dreams?

July 30, 2008
I’m sure by now everyone has seen King Eddie’s latest legacy scheme. I’m not quite sure what to make of this plan, but I don’t like the idea of removing the last remnants of the residential area west of downtown for a hair-brained scheme like this. It seems like this mayor is always after the silver bullet solution, rather than trying to fix the things in this city that…
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Majestic Tavern

July 29, 2008
Another old postcard from the John Stefani Collection, this one shows the Majestic Tavern a.k.a. the “Old Spain Dining Lounge”. Located on Ottawa Street, the building today is better recognized as Tops of Windsor. I guess back then with the nearby Blue Danube…
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Foundry Update

July 28, 2008
A few submissions from our eastside correspondents today, as we check in on the demolition at the Ford Foundry. The first two comes from Darren, who has been supplying IM.com with an elevated view since the beginning of the demolition. Photo taken July 21st Photo taken…
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Artcite's "Visual Fringe" walking tour

July 25, 2008
Late notice, but I’m pasing this on for Artcite. Some readers may be interested in checking it out… ———————————————– Artcite’s “Visual Fringe” walking tour tomorrow, Sat, July 26, 1:00 pm (meet at Artcite, 109 University Ave. W.) with Tena Campbell, Visual Fringe Outreach…
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Funnel Clouds

July 25, 2008
Today’s photo was sent in by regular reader Aaron, who captured this shot looking over Forest Glade on Tuesday the 22nd. There have been many reports lately of funnel clouds spotted over Essex County, but here is some proof. Maybe mother nature hates sprawl too&#8230…
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Devonshire Mall - 1976

July 24, 2008
Another recent arrival at the IM.com archives was a bunch of old Windsor promotional material from the mid to late 1970’s. The “vintage” Devonshire Mall ad below graced the back cover of the 1976 “Guide to Windsor and district” brochure.
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Foundry Check

July 21, 2008
Big thanks as always go out to Darren, who’s keeping track of the progress of the demolition of the foundry… He sends along these photos from last week. As you can see in this photo, the Albert Kahn designed foundry section is about 50% gone now. They started…