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Devonshire Racetrack

July 24, 2007
A recent question from a reader brought up the subject of Devonshire Racetrack. As Windsor tries to shed its “sin city” moniker, a look back at our history shows we’ve always been the playground for what the Americans can’t have. There was a time when Windsor boasted 3 Horse racing tracks. The Windsor Jockey Club, Kenilworth Racetrack, and Devonshire Racetrack. Horse…
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Casino Expansion Update

July 23, 2007
It’s been a while so today we check in again, down at the Casino Expansion site. The tower is rapidly rising again now that the labour strike has ended. You can see how the old and new sections are tying in together over McDougall Ave., which incidentally will be…
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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…