Photo Du JourWindsor

Then and Now - Drouillard Road

July 10, 2007
Above is a shot looking north on Drouillard from Wyandotte St., during the Ford Blockade of 1945. Sadly everything north of the Windsor Co-operative Bakery has been demolished. The stairs are now fenced in and filled in with concrete. The entire Drouillard Road Subway is due to be refurbished and repaired in 2007. Even the Windsor Co-operative Bakery still stands. The entire building is now all…
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Chrysler Canada Plant no. 1

July 9, 2007
Today’s entry is for Paul, who recently asked for more information about the old Plant no. 1. Plant 1 stood at the n.e. corner of Tecumseh & McDougall. The site now occupied by a shopping plaza. Plant 1 was originally the plant of the Maxwell-Chalmers Motor Car…
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Citizens For The Capitol Theatre

July 8, 2007
I’m posting a copy of the flyer above as a notice to anyone who’s interest in attending. There’s a public meeting being held Monday night at 9:00 pm @ Artcite, in the Capitol Theatre storefronts. Personally, in my opinion, we won’t see it open for…
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Dominion Fish Hatchery - Sandwich

July 6, 2007
Here’s another old postcard to take us into the weekend. This one dates to about 1909, and was published by Fred Neal. Neal was a local historian who document life in Sandwich with his book “The Township Of Sandwich” which he published along with a series of postcards in 1909. Some History about the Fish Hatchery: It was established in 1875 as the fourth Government run fish…
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Lost Essex County - New Canaan

July 5, 2007
Today we head out to the middle of the county, to another point on the map. Behold New Canaan! It was a little disappointing to head to such a biblically named locale, and not even find a church. This view is looking over the River Canard River Bridge towards downtown. 48…
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Graham-Paige Motor Car Factory

July 4, 2007
Thousands of cars a day stream past this old brick factory on Wyandotte St. E. most if not all of them without giving any thought to the history of this former Automotive Assembly Plant. Like many old factories, it was great to live super close to work. This factory pumped…
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Displaced History

July 3, 2007
So with rumors abound that the former Tecumseh DUR station might still be standing, I headed to the suburbs with John and Mike to see what we might be able to uncover. This Victorian house on Lesperance is visible in the old postcard view posted two weeks ago. Just north of the station you can see the home. The streetcar tracks ran along the side of the road, and did a loop at the…
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Fireworks

June 28, 2007
So this year I decided to hit the fireworks with my wife, we went Mike Beauchamp style, on two wheels. Easy in, easy out… The second floor of these two old Riverside Dr. homes, offered great views for the residents. Crowds of people make their way along Riverside…