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T.O.

March 6, 2007
Today’s series is for all of my readers now residing in the big smoke. I was up amongst you this weekend. View along Bloor Street at Daniel Libeskind‘s addition to the R.O.M. While I can appreciate some modern architecture, when you slap it onto a classical 1930’s era building, it’s bound to look funny and out of place. The original section is a great building , adorned…
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Kavanagh's Tourist Camp

March 5, 2007
The postcard above was postmarked in 1948, however it is likely a much older photograph. Tourist Camps were all the rage in the 1930’s as more and more people traveled around by car. Tourist camps were motor lodges where you rented a little hut in a campground type…
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Old CAA Demolition

March 2, 2007
Driving past the corner of Ouellette and Gilles, I noticed that demolition was rapidly progressing on the former CAA building. It seems like just yesterday they were doing prep work. There is a new sign up to go with the Petretta Construction one. Determined Demolition. The…
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Grace Hospital

February 28, 2007
Today we head over to the abandoned Grace Hospital site. Many Windsorites came into the world at Grace Hospital, my Mother included back in 1946. The photo above dates to 1920 and comes from the collection of John Stefani. Many thanks to John for scanning and sending along…
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John Richardson Library

February 27, 2007
1932 2007 The Major John Richardson Library opened November 7, 1928. It was named after Major John Richardson (1796-1852), the first novelist to reside in the Windsor area. It was designed by the local firm of Cameron & Ralston, led by David J. Cameron with partner…
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Norton Palmer - 1938

February 23, 2007
This postcard from 1938, shows Windsor’s Norton-Palmer hotel, as well as the sister hotel acorss the river in Detroit, the Hotel Norton. The back of the card reads: NORTON-PALMER HOTEL NORTON HOTEL Winsdor, Ont. – Detroit, Mich. MODERN – FIREPROOF Situated…
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Old Photos

February 22, 2007
A few more old photos sent to me by John Stefani, from the collection of Bernie Drouillard. The S.W. & A. terminal on University Ave. Both buildings are still standing, the one on the right has just had a recent facelift, and was known as “The Junction” in…