Photo Du JourWindsor

St. Geroge's Anglican Church

July 20, 2007
As most of my regular readers know, I have an upcoming photo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Windsor (Aug. 25 – Oct. 28/07) highlighting Modern Architecture in Windsor. I was out shooting the other day when I came across St. George’s in Walkerville. Located on the corner of Devonshire Court and Kildare Rd, right behind the Tim Horton’s on Ottawa, it’s one of those…
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Walkerville Pride

July 19, 2007
While yesterday we saw the result of neglect, today we shoot over to Willistead Crescent were one of the City’s Designated homes, with a caring owner is undergoing a restoration to a cedar roof. Built in 1927 for Dr. Charles Hoare, the “Hoare House” was…
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Walkerville's Shame

July 18, 2007
Sadly, what should be one of not only Walkerville’s, but also one of Windsor’s grandest homes, has been slowly spiraling into a massive pile of crap. This house on Ontario Street, was built by rum runner Harry Low during the prohibition era. Following…
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First Greyhound Station

July 17, 2007
To commemorate the opening of the new bus station, we take a look back through some old photos from the Bernie Drouillard Collection. Before the need for a bus station when Windsor’s public transportation system ran on steel rails, the Park Building at Park and Ouellette was home to the first Greyhound Station. Here is a street side shot of the Bus Depot along Ouellette Ave. This shot is…
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Seagrave Fire

July 16, 2007
Thursday night/Friday morning saw a fire over on Walker Rd. at the historic Seagrave Factory. For a bit of background on the building, see this post from March 20th, 2006. Luckily the fire that has been ruled as arson, didn’t cause any major damage to the century old…
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July 15, 2007
OK, I have tweaked the site a little, and the 10 most recent comments will show up on the left hand sidebar now… Hold your mouse over the commentor’s name, and it will tell you what post it was on. This is a good way to see any recent actvity on older…
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Downtown - 1905

July 13, 2007
So, 102 years ago, this is how Riverside Drive looked. The saddest thing about the photo above is that over the last century we have managed to demolished every last building visible. To get a similar view today, you would be standing in the middle of Riverside Dr. In front of the Cleary er… St. Clair Centre for the Arts… looking east. All the buildings on the left of the photo are…
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Windsor Castle Cafe

July 12, 2007
This vintage brochure dates to about 1935. This house was the residence of Vital Ouellette and his wife, and originally sat on the corner of Ouellette & Chatham. In the first few years of the 20th century, the Bank of Montreal bought the land on the corner of Chatham…
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Wyandotte Indian Cemetery

July 11, 2007
Today’s entry takes us down the River towards Amherstburg, and to the Wyandotte Indian Cemetery. When this cemetery was established, it was located on what was at the time the Anderdon Reservation. The Historical Marker at the cemetery Chief Joseph White’s…