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801 Victoria Ave - Kennedy House - 1913

October 29, 2012
From the Evening Record – July 4, 1913: The above is a photo of the new residence of Mr. W.C. Kennedy, corner of Victoria avenue and Elliott street. It is erected at a cost of about $20,000 and is one of the most modern and up-to-date houses in the city. The brick is laid in flemish bond, tile roof and solid walls. The interior finish is of hardwood, with electric lighting, hot water…
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Essex County Registry Office - c. 1909

October 26, 2012
A neat old postcard view of the old Registry office on Brock. The building was built around 1875 and was designed by Detroit architect Gordon W. Lloyd. View Larger Map The building, although expanded, still stands on Brock street between MacKenzie Hall and the Windsor…
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Cunningham Sheet Metal

October 24, 2012
I recently came across this ad from 1932. The business is still in the same spot, and got me thinking… Are there any other business beside Hiram Walker & Sons, Chrysler & Cunningham, that are still around from the days of Walkerville? There must be a…
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Walkerville Boat Club - c 1910

October 19, 2012
The building that was the first home to Walkerville boat club was originally located in Detroit along the river. In the 1880’s the owners of the club in Detorit fell into the debt of Hiram Walker, and the club eventually folded. As part of the debt owed, Hiram Walker…
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Windsor Avenue Looking North - c. 1914

October 17, 2012
A neat old postcard view looking north towards the river from the old City Hall. On the right hand side is All Saints Church and Rectory, back when the church was on the corner Windsor Avenue and what is today known as University Avenue. Windsor Avenue is long filled in and…
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Osterhout Building - Pitt Street East - 1914

October 15, 2012
From the Evening Record – February, 1914: The first three-story building for the new business section on Pitt Street between Goyeau and Ouellette avenues, will be erected by Mr. Peter Osterhout. Plans have been prepared by Leybourne & Whitney, architects. Clay brick will be used in the construction. Looks like this one sat where the parking garage is today, or possibly the Dean…
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Jackson Park Lawn Bowling - 1982

October 12, 2012
Happy Friday everyone! Another week down… This photo ran in either the Detroit News or Free Press (not noted) August 4, 1982 The caption reads: Players get in some rolls on the lawn bowling green during a Jackson Park Lawn Bowling Club game in Windsor View Larger Map I…
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Duplate - 1937 - Walker Road

October 10, 2012
Back in June of 2009, we took a look at the former Duplate factory on Walker Road. Above and below are two vintage photos of the factory from 1937, a year after the factory opened. A great pair of photographs, capturing the factory when that stretch of Walker road was the…