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Old School of Dramatic Arts Demolition

June 18, 2012
Photo © Will Foot My brother was out at the University the other day, and he managed to snap a few pictures of demolition of the former School of Dramatic art building. Photo © Will Foot The building used to front Wyandotte Street, right on the corner with Patricia. Photo © Will Foot As you can see in the photos demolition is well underway. Photo © Will Foot From the school’s website…
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Stucco Time - Guess the Victim

June 14, 2012
First off sorry for the lack of a post yesterday. I was sick on Monday and actually lost a day somewhere this week. See if you can guess today’s victim of the great urban blight? If you guessed the crazy cool streamlined Anderson’s funeral home, you are…
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St. Joseph's School - 1915

June 11, 2012
From The Evening Record – November 25, 1915: NEW ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL ON EAST SIDE The new St. Joseph’s school at the corner of Niagara and Marion is practically completed and will be opened the first of the year, relieving much of the congestion that has prevailed on the east side. It is a handsome building, containing eight rooms. The architect was Gilbert Jacques and Wells…
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CN 5570 - Late 1930's

June 8, 2012
Harry Taylor Collection, photo by Walter Taylor Today’s photo comes to up via county train historian Tim Swaddling. Tim says the photo is from Harry Taylor’s collection. The photo was taken by Harry’s father, Walter Taylor. The exact date is unknown, but…
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Hotel Dieu Expansion - 1955

June 4, 2012
From the Windsor Daily Star – March 3, 1955: Plans to built a new 120-bed wing at Hotel Dieu were announced today by hospital officials. They said the new unit will replace the original building, above, which will be torn down as soon as the proposed wing is completed. The new Hotel Dieu wing being planned will be erected on Ouellette … It will be a six-story structure, with basement…
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Mario's Of Windsor - 1973

June 1, 2012
Happy Friday everyone, and Happy June! Sheesh, 2012 is almost half over already… Today’s photo is dated April 12, 1973, and show’s Mario’s of Windsor, later Bentely’s at 755 Ouellette. My informations shows the building as being built in 1948…