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Unbuilt Windsor - # 4

November 1, 2007
From December 1928: PROPOSED ROYAL WINDSOR HOTEL This building was to be the tallest hotel in the British Empire. Designed by O’Dell, Trace & Diehl, it was to be part of the Royal Windsor Complex. The Apartment Building (still standing) and Garage (demolished) were the first two phases. This was to be the third and final part. It was to be located at the vacant Southeast corner of…
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Unbuilt Windsor - # 3

October 31, 2007
From December 1926: NEW HOTEL ALSO ON 1927 PROGRAM Part of the hotel devolopment being planned for the Border Cities. This is the architects’ drawing of the new hotel which a syndicate headed by Ace K. Davis, proposes to erect at the corner of London St. (University…
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Unbuilt Windsor - # 2

October 30, 2007
From February 1929: PROPOSED SKYSCRAPER FOR DOWNTOWN WINDSOR Planned for the Northeast corner of Wyandotte and Ouellette, it’s a shame this one didn’t get built. Plans were put forth by Fred W. Martin, promoter of the Windsor-Detroit vehicular tunnel. Two or…
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Unbuilt Windsor - # 1

October 29, 2007
A new category has been added, “Unbuilt”. Some of the grand plans for this city that never got off the ground. The more things change, the more they stay the same I suppose… From February 1914: EIGHT STORY HOTEL COSTING $350,000 TO BE ERECTED ON OUELLETTE AVENUE Proposed plans show an eight story hotel to be erected on Ouellette Ave., containing about 180 rooms, each with bath.
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More Lost History...

October 26, 2007
Out where the failed town of Ojibway stands, once of the few remaining peices of the Steel Plant that was supposed to make Ojibway into the Gary, IN or Pittsburgh, PA of Canada is coming down. Another chapter in Windsor’s rich history meets the wrecking ball… Big…
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Better Late Than Never...

October 25, 2007
For some reason I failed to mention this earlier, but a very belated congratulations is in order to my friend Wade Streeter, who’s photo of the elegant Edward L Ryerson graces the cover of the 2007 edition of “Know Your Ships“. Know your ships is the…
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Adie Knox

October 24, 2007
Normally if you mention Adie Knox to a Windsorite, the first thing that comes to mind is the arena on Wyandotte St West, but who was she? From the Windsor Star – March 15th, 1967: Mrs. W. F. Herman Mrs. Adie Knox Herman, O.B.E., died Tuesday afternoon at her Home, 3945 Riverside Drive East. She was the widow of W.F. Herman, founder of The Windsor Star. Born near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia…
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Rare Visitor

October 23, 2007
Last week a rare visitor popped by the Windsor Airport. A relic of the cold war, this Russian built Ilyushin Il-76 with a load of cargo on board. According to Airliners.net Development under the design leadership of G V Novozhilov in the late 1960s resulted in the…
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30th Annual Free Press Marathon

October 22, 2007
It’s that time of year again, the 30th Annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon. 26.2 Miles long, and passing though 2 countres, the Marathon comes over the bridge and back through the tunnel. If you’ve never gone down to see it, do it next year, it’s…