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Steinberg's

February 22, 2008
Another email I got last week was from reader Pete, who was wondering if I had anything on the old Steinberg’s downtown. This photo above comes from the book “Windsor 1892-1992 – A centennial celebration” , by Trevor Price and Larry Kulisek. The caption to the photo from the book noted that the building at the time had stood vacant for over 20 years. The three…
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February 21, 2008
Hey everone, the program that sorts spam comments, from real ones, seems to be acting up lately. A bunch of regulars had their comments eaten up and marked as spam. If you leave a comment, and it doesn’t show up, please send me an email…
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Purity Dairy

February 21, 2008
I got an email last week from regular reader Ross, who asked about the old Purity Dairy Building at 1501 Howard Ave. The old building has under gone many name changes over the years, but it was built in 1929 by local architects Shepard & Mason. The building was altered…
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Security Building

February 20, 2008
January 29, Ted in Toronto asked about the Security Building, where his father had his offices for 40 years. The rendering above appeared in The Border Cities Star, December 31, 1926. The building designed by architects Pennington & Boyde, was built in 1927. The caption to the render above read as follows: According to plans of a local syndicate headed by S. E. Loveridge and C. A. Haley…
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Mickey Renaud - 1988 - 2008

February 18, 2008
Details are few at the present time, but Windsor Spitfires Captain Mickey Renaud passed away this afternoon at the age of 19. (Photo from 2006) Position: Centre Shots: Left Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Hometown: Tecumseh, ON Birth Date: October 5, 1988 NHL Status: 5th round…
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W.E. & LS Railway

February 18, 2008
Back in the old days, travel between the city and the county, wasn’t always easy. Around 1906, The Hydro-Electric System (forerunners of Ontario Hydro) created several lines of interurban electric railroads. The Windsor, Essex and Lakeshore Rapid Railway operated until September, 1932. A brief history of the line can be found by clicking here. A route map of the line, from the Bernie…
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In the news...

February 15, 2008
http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=0821682e-ae47-48bc-a53b-9fa1574c1ce7&k=28124 Blogs Among Top In Canada Ted Whipp, Windsor Star Published: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Bookmark this -four local blogs have risen to the top of Canada’s blogosphere…
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LaBelle Building

February 15, 2008
Designed by architects C. Howard Crane and J. C. Pennington, the LaBelle building was commissioned by local physician James LaBelle, who also built and owned the still standing LaBelle Terrace downtown. The multi-use LaBelle Building, with offices above and ground floor…