Great Lakes BoatsOld Photographs

S.S. Hamonic

October 16, 2005
One of the great old steam ships that used to sail the great lakes was the S.S. Hamonic. The Hamonic and her sister ship were owned by the Northern Navigation Company. All of the photos below were kindly scanned and donated from the collection of Thomas R. Anderson II. The steamer Hamonic heading south on the St. Clair River towards Detroit, passing under the Blue Water Bridge Another shot of…
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Old PhotographsWindsor

Old Windsor Photos

October 13, 2005
From the collection of Bernie Drouilliard, sent to me by John Stefani. Here is another round of classic Windsor transportation images. Those guys have in the past, contributed a fair amout of histoical Windsor photographs. I look forward to future contibutions, and I will…
Photo Du JourWindsor

WINDSOR THEN & NOW - Photo Du Jour - 09/16/2005

October 12, 2005
This week’s Photo Du Jour’s will feature a series of “Then and Now” shots from old post cards to how that scene looks today. This scene is the intersection of Ouellette Ave. & Park St. near the Tunnel Exit. Built in the early 1960’s the…
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THANK YOU BOYS... - Photo Du Jour - 10/03/2005

October 12, 2005
Back and well rested from my honeymoon… Sadly I missed the stretch run for the playoffs, happily the Tigers were not involved… Kudos to the boys for giving us another fun summer, another excuse to sit in the sun on a lazy Sunday afternoon and drink beer. With a…
DetroitPhoto Du Jour

ANTIQUES AT YOUR FEET - Photo Du Jour - 10/12/2005

October 12, 2005
We’re always looking up, admiring the great architecture that this city has to offer, how often do we look down? This manhole cover in the CBD has been hard at work for 68 years. This is the second oldest one I have ever come across… Anyone know where this one…
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Welcome

October 12, 2005
New Look Welcome to International Metropolis v. 2.0 The old site was just getting too hard to manage, plus somewhere along the way, I managed to screw something up, and lost the links to 2 years worth of Photo Du Jour’s… Starting fresh was easier. I do plan to…