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East Windsor Steam Bath

The other day, I was cruising around the Ford casting plant that is due to close, looking for a good spot to get a photo of it. Across the street was this mysterious little place. There was a closed sign on the door, yet no listing on-line or in the Phone Book for this…
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There is this photographer name Katie West, and apparently she’s from or lives in Windsor, or whatever… Anyhow, I like her stuff, she’s incredibly talented. Usually I’m not too fond of people pictures, but she has a way of capturing a certain…
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Irony

It’s funny how things end up coming full circle. Over in the Ford City district of Windsor we find this: Today it is the home of the “New Song Church”… But in 1937 it was the “Temple Hotel & Beverage Room”. From a bar to a church. The “Temple” name has always had me curious, across the street was Temple Theatre. Around the corner was the Ford…
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Alicia Mason Vocational School

Located in Windsor’s near west side, on the corner of University and Cameron is this school building. Designed by Windsor’s pre-eminent mid-century architecture firm Johnson & McWhinnie, Alicia Mason Vocational School was built in 1957. It had been closed…
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Heading inside

So it was back to Seminole yesterday, and inside the sub-station (which was featured on the 13th), where I met with someone from Enwin who graciously allowed me inside to photograph the building. Inside the front door, looking towards the front room. The original lights…
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The Shell

So, a little while ago I spied this mess on the south west edge of Windsor. I told John about it, and he was game to go check it out. No mail… Must be because it’s Sunday… Here’s a full on shot, of this burned out shell. So we walked up the front…