Grand Opening
April 4, 2008
An interesting piece of local history.
Above is an invitation to the grand opening ceremony for the “new” Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, November 1st, 1930. I’m certain it was quite a spectacle.
Have a good weekend everyone, and I’ll see you back here on…
Anderson Funeral Home
April 3, 2008
Located at 895 Ouellette, the Anderson Funeral Home, is one of those buildings in the city you drive past a hundred times a year without giving it a second thought.
Built in 1951, the building has a distinctly late Art Deco/Moderne look to it. My assumption for the late…
The Foundry
April 2, 2008
Another long time local landmark is winding down its final days on the landscape, the old Ford Casting Plant. The demolition work that had gone on previously on the site was simply the removal of the pollution equipment from the exterior that had been purchased at auction. The real demolition has yet to get underway. The entire project should be done, and the entire complex gone by August.
Built…
Masonic Temple
April 1, 2008
Off to Erie and Ouellette today for a visit to the 1922 Masonic Temple, designed by Windsor architect J.C. Pennington. The building is a desdignated historic site in the City of Windsor.
A big thank you is owed to regular reader Kevin who was gracious enough to open the…
End Of The Line
March 31, 2008
This weekend saw the end of the line for the Mother’s/Joker’s complex.
The front cuved entrance came down about 10:30 am on Saturday.
One little section remained when I left on Saturday.
While I was there shooting, they were wasting no time in cutting up the…
801 Again... And The Windsor Cenotaph
March 28, 2008
So again, back to Ouellette and Elliot… Sorry, for featuring the demolition again, but I find the method of demolition of the structure interesting. Plus it’s a way for readers who don’t regularly get downtown to check in on the “progress” (and I use the term loosely, as there is nothing progressive about demolition). 🙂
Next week, we’ll get back to some other…
801 Ouellette Demolition Progress Update
March 27, 2008
A couple of new photos from yesterday afternoon. Hello to Urbanrat, who walked by I as was shooting photos from my car…
The old Mother’s place is long gone…
A view along Elliot St. now looks right through to the demolished Mother’s lot.
It looks…
801 Ouellette Demolition Continues
March 26, 2008
Demoliton continues full force on the old Joker’s complex.
The Mother’s Pizza side is completely smacked down now…
Compare the photo above to last Thursday…
Without the glass block windows on the upper level, the building looks like a toothless…