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King Eddie

August 9, 2007
This has been making the rounds online… Flush away… This fiasco and the missapropriated funds happened on Eddie watch. It seems like it was covered up until AFTER the election last fall. I think that King Eddie should at a minimum resign innediately from the WUC board, and take Junior with him. Both of them have been nothing short of shady during this entire mess. If fingers need…
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More Smokestacks

August 8, 2007
OK, last time about these smokestacks. I swear… I have to give thanks to a couple of regular readers of the site who donated today’s photos. The first two come from Luc, who was able to get some up close shots for us, and Darren of Artwindsor.org, who sent along…
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Wyandotte Street Subway

August 7, 2007
Unsued in years and in disrepair, the Wyandotte Subway is due for demoliton and removal shortly. Unlike its neighbour to the east at Drouillard Road, which is being rehabilitated and was built with steam shovels, and other heavy machinery, this one was built by hand. During the middle of the depression, in a effort to create work for the enemployed men of Walkerville, the town of Walkerville…
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The Laurentian

August 6, 2007
I was down by the river the other day when I noticed the markings of the NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) basically the US equivalent of Environment Canada, but with a bigger budget 🙂 I had never seen their research vessel before, and was in the…
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Windsor Tool and Die

August 3, 2007
Somehow, I missed the fact that Windsor Tool & Die (located in one of my favorite industrial buildings) went under earlier this year. With the closure 44 jobs were lost. The building dates to 1951, and is in the Streamlined Moderne style. Sadly another peice of…
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Next On The Chopping Block?

August 2, 2007
This century old Riverside mansion is the next one due for a date with the wrecking ball. In the 1990 the property was purchased by the current owner for redevelopment. Until such a plan was finalized, the owner leased the property out for use as a Bed & Breakfast. The owner has finally decided that the time for redevelopment is now, and a demolition permit has been applied for. Under the…
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Ford Plant 1 Demolition

July 31, 2007
From the Windsor Star, December 22, 1969. The Walls Tumble Down – No this isn’t a Second World War photo of bombed out Berlin or Coventry. It’s the demolition of Ford of Canada’s old Plant 1 complex on Riverside Dr. E. Six old plant building are…