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2014 International Metropolis Calendars Are In!

October 25, 2013
The 2014 Edition of the Calendar is in! This year I’ve got a new supplier, so that means they’re a little different… They’re no longer coil bound… The interior calendar grid is a little different… And this year they are a 13 month Calendar instead of the usual 12 months. So this will keep you busy through the end of January 2015. The other good part? Much…
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Bartlet Building Annex - 1927

October 21, 2013
An old image of the Bartlet Building Annex, from a chamber of commerce publication in 1927. The original Bartlet building is immediately east, while the taller annex building was built in 1924, and designed by David J. Cameron & William M. Ralston. Interesting to note…
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University & Victoria - 1972

October 18, 2013
A shot of the ground floor banking space in the Metropolitan Building from an ad that was published in 1972. A neat shot of the corner when it was occupied. The last tenant that I can remember was the HSCB bank, that has since moved to the old Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on Howard Ave at the south end of the Roundhouse Plaza. Interesting to note that that block of Victoria has recently been…
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I.O.D.E. Hospital - Prince Road - 1972

October 11, 2013
Above is a shot, of what was being used in 1972 as the regional children’s centre on the grounds of the I.O.D.E. Hospital, which was later Western Hospital, and is today known as the Tayfour Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital. The Building above originally opened as…
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Scale Model of the Metropolitan Hospital Expansion - 1972

October 9, 2013
A view today of the architect’s scale model of the expansion of Met Hospital. The expansion that made the hospital look like it did above was done in 1974, and brought the hospital from 360 beds to 507 beds. Another expansion in the more recent past in 2005 gave us the hospital we have today. Underneath all the expansions though you will find glimpses of the 1928 Walkerville General Hospital…
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Coming Soon - 2014 IM Calendar

October 4, 2013
Hey guys, just a heads up that the 2014 calendars are going to press in the next few days. Details and pricing to follow. There’s a new supplier this year and it will likely result in a price decrease over last year’s calendar. This one will also be a 13 month…