Photo Du JourWindsor

Opening Night

September 17, 2007
Shortly before the doors were open, I popped in the gallery to take a last look over everything. Everything was set and ready to go. Then about 5 minutes before, I learnt at the last minute that I was supposed to lead a tour of the exhibition… Heh. If you were there and the “tour” sucked, well, sorry. That’s you you get with no notice. 🙂 Other than that little hiccup…
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Slumpy is dead.... Long live Slumpy!

September 16, 2007
Crazy props to dETROITfUNK how was in the right place at the right time on Saturday afternoon. One of this website’s favourite subjects over the years was the Livingston House in Detroit, a.k.a. ol’ Slumpy. Detroitfunk happened to be in the area, as she bit the…
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Now Available...

September 15, 2007
If you notice over on the navigation bar on the left, there is a new link for the Internationalmetropolis.com bookstore/shop. I am happy to announce that the first project is now availabe for sale. I have published it in a manner to attempt to keep the cost as low as…
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Reminder

September 14, 2007
Don’t forget tonight from 7:00 – 10:00 pm at the Art Gallery of Windsor: I hope to meet some of you down there tonight. I’ll be in the gallery, drop by and introduce yourself as a reader… There are a few other interesting exhibitions opening that night as well. Be sure to visit Chris Edwards’ (from the Walkerville Times) exhibit: Manufacturing Architecture- Albert…
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Photo Du JourWindsor

Top Hat - Part II

September 12, 2007
Monday night’s council meeting paved the way for the redevelopment of the historic Top Hat site. While one of downtown’s legendary landmarks will meet the wrecking ball, Mr. Sam Drakich was kind enough to give me a tour of the building, and to capture a few last…
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Top Hat - Part I

September 11, 2007
Once upon a time, Windsor was the King of Entertainment. Supper-Clubs with big-name entertainment was common, among the biggest were the Elmwood (covered recently here, here and here), The Metropole and the Top Hat (which we looked at back in May). Today we look at some historical promotional material graciously donated by Sam Drakich. A few shots of the interior of the Top Hat from a postcard…
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More Buses

September 10, 2007
More gems from the Bernie Drouillard Collection. Thanks to John for scaning them. This one dates to June of 1967, and shows SWA # 339. Looking south on Ouellette Ave., from the corner at Wyandotte St. The still new-ish Dominion/Reitman’s building built in 1965 is…
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You're invited...

September 8, 2007
So, I’m not sure how many of you out there caught this notice on page B3 of Saturday’s Windsor Star, but there is an architectural themed exhibition upcoming at the Art Gallery of Windsor. I am happy to announce that my photos make up the High Hopes &#8211…