Photo Du JourWindsor

Another Highland Park

September 1, 2006
The days leading up to the Great Depression, were a boom time for real estate speculation in Windsor. Many land brokers and dealers from Toronto to Detroit, opened offices and tried exploiting South Windsor as the ideal location to be, as soon as the Bridge was built. Many companies built model homes, in their sub-divisions only to have the depression crush their projects and leave the…
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A Tour Of Historic Sites - 1922

August 31, 2006
So where did all these historic markers go? This Fort Shelby tablet was on the Fort St. Entrance of the old Post Office On the south west corner of Fort and Griswold, on the Fort St. side of the Moffat Building was the Fox Indian War marker. The south west corner of…
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Club Lofts Part II

August 28, 2006
As we covered in the November 4th, 2005 Photo Du Jour, the Club Lofts Condo conversion project is humming along. The main covered entrance has taken shape, and the brick cladding is up. They still need to bring in the Windows and finish the interiors… December seems…
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Here and There...

August 25, 2006
The last few days had me on the grand tour of Southern Ontario. From Lake Simcoe to Lake Huron, and all points in between… My Grandparents former house in Newmarket, Ontario. It looks much different today that it does last time I was in it, about 20 years ago. A scan…
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Casino Expansion

August 21, 2006
As the Casino’s across the river in Detroit work at building their permanent facilities, Casino Windsor is well underway with their expansion project. The expanded Windsor Casino will contain a second hotel tower, and a 5,000 seat auditorium. The expansion is the tower on the right. This weekend’s Windsor Star also contained this small blurb: CASINO EYES TOP ACTS Casino Windsor will…
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Hamilton & Oakman

August 18, 2006
For today’s Photo Du Jour, we’re off to lovely Highland Park. At the intersection of Hamilton & Oakman is this massive industrial building. While a giant factory isn’t usually too exciting, the front entrace to this one is outstanding. Art…