Neighborhood Question...
October 24, 2006
This question is for Dante, Maria & Mara (or any other readers who grew up in the area). Do any of you guys remember this building? It is on Cataraqui near the corner of Marentette?
The building has been vacant since I moved in to the area in 2001. The photo above is…
Mystery Solved!
October 23, 2006
I orignally posted this mystery factory back in February. I recieved the answer to the mystery today by e-mail. Kevin who is an avid Buick historian offered this answer:
The photo is not from Detroit but rather from Flint. It shows what
was built as the W. F. Stewart Body Company factory on the southeast
corner of Industrial Avenue and Hamilton Avenue. The building of which
you can just see a…
Local Landmark Gone
October 20, 2006
After only a little more than a decade in service, the giant neon “CASINO” sign on the front of Casino Windsor is being removed.
As part of the massive renovations at the Casino the sign is being removed, and the space behind that was once the atrium , is being…
Around the 'hood...
October 19, 2006
As some of you may know, I spent the earlier part of the summer with my wife restoring rotted woodwork and painting our Victorian beast.
This is where she sits for this year. Next year we hope to get a boom lift to paint up top… The porch needs a teardown and rebuild…
Lafayette Tool & Die
October 17, 2006
This century old building at 261 St. Aubin sports a sign for Lafayette Tool and Die, since 1934. Lafayette is no longer in the building, I’m not sure if they met the same fate as the Detroit Elevator Co., chased out of Rivertown when the Casino’s were earmarked…