Windsor

The Big Boy Comes To Town...

October 27, 2005
Yesterday at the Windsor Airport, we had a semi-rare visitor arrived with Cargo for G.M. This giant Antonov-124 from the Ukraine was the guest of honor, as this heavy rolled into town. It’s hard to tell in photos, but the aircraft is massive. Here are some specs: Wing span 73.30m (240ft 6in), length 69.10m (226ft 9in), height 20.78m (68ft 2in). Wing area 628.0m2 (6760sq ft). A good history…
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DetroitVideo

Video Corner...

October 18, 2005
I was recently give 3 Detroit related Videos to put online from the mid 1980’s.. These are courtesy of PSIP of the Detroityes.com forums. All rights to the videos are retained by the author, and are presented in Quicktime. VIDEO 1 Video #1 is the Detroit River with, The Aquarama, Star of Columbia and the Curtis Randolph. Music is R. Wagner, Flying Dutchman Detroit Symphony, Paul Paray…
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Old PhotographsWindsor

More oldies...

October 18, 2005
Again from the Bernie Droulliard collection. These photos were developped last night from transnegs (copies of negatives, or negatives of prints) and many haven’t been seen in 60 + years. Many of the originals rest in the Transit Windsor Archives. The Crosstown Bus…
DetroitPhoto Du Jour

Silos Coming Down - Photo Du Jour - October 17, 2005

October 17, 2005
One set of the concrete silos along the Detroit Riverfront are coming down, as Detroit’s vision for a waterfront park moves one step closer. Eventually the plan is to have a waterfront park that stretches from Downtown to the Belle Isle Bridge. The area around the…