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Superior Piston Ring

December 19, 2007
When looking over the old maps, occasionally there are names on some of the shops, and they just jump out at you. This map here shows Superior Piston Ring on Lincoln Rd just north of Wyandotte. From the old days of zoning, when small industrial buildings ended up in residential neighbourhoods. I wondered if this place was still around. So I grabbed my camera and jumped in the car to check it…
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Home Bank Building

December 18, 2007
The former Home Bank building at Wyandotte and Windermere is one of my favourite buildings in Walkerville, and the western anchor of what is perhaps our best looking and most intact historic commercial block. This postcard view is from Walkerville Publishing’s…
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Odds and Ends For The Weekend

December 14, 2007
Regular reader Darren, sends along this photo noting that it appears that Ford Motor Company has sent the building eaters in to start work on the Foundry. Note in this crop there are two of them, the orange one on the left and you can catch a glimpse of the yellow one on the right. Thanks for the heads up Darren! Last but not least, a rendering from Johnson McWhinnie, showing the elevation of…
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Two Shows Worth Checking Out

December 14, 2007
Windsor artist Natalie Mayville, (who I’ve mentionned before) has a show that’s recently opened at the Art Gallery. Worth Checking out. While you’re down there, check out Carl Zimmerman’s show. It’s all fantasy architecture. Photogrpahs…
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Cody Hall

December 13, 2007
Over to the University of Windsor, where there is truly a great collection of Mid-Century Modern Architecture on campus. Cody Hall was designed by Johnson McWhinnie Architects, in 1961. It currently serves as a dorm building. Lots of neat little details on this…
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S.W. & A. # 406

December 11, 2007
Another vintage photograph from the John Stefani collection, this view along Devonshire has hardly changed at all. Car # 406 from the Erie Line is shown heading north south along Devonshire towards Riverside Dr Wyandotte St. This shot would have been taken from near the…
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Chicken Court

December 10, 2007
I’ve seen old advertisments and post cards for the Chicken Court, but never knew much about it. I moved to Windsor in 1989, and I didn’t recall it being open when I first came here. A full page ad from the 1954 Visitor’s Guide to Windsor and Essex…