Old Essex Fire Hall - Victoria Avenue - Essex
March 4, 2013
I got an email from a reader Erik S. who let me know that now that the new fire hall in Essex is open, that the old one, shown above was going to meet the wrecking ball, probably later today.
I must admit, my Essex County knowledge is very limited.
Erik said he thought the…
Norton Palmer Demolition - 1975
January 9, 2013
Today’s photo comes to us from regular reader Rick N., who shot this picture from his office at work back in the day.
The caption reads:
“Smashing of the Norton Palmer from the 8th floor of the Security Building – Oct 21 / 75”
A neat shot, one that…
Demolition Notice
November 30, 2012
A pair of demolitions underway this week…
First off and already gone, the former Horseshoe Battery on Ouellette Ave. on the south end of the Jackson Park overpass.
This one started the other day, and it’s already long gone. Not any kind of historic building…
Leamington A&P - Early 1970's
August 27, 2012
Today’s photo comes from Shane, who sent us his Walker Power Building concepts a few weeks ago.
This photo was taken by his grandmother and it shows the A & P that was located at Talbot road and Queens avenue. The building is long gone and a modern RBC stands in…
Ford City - City Hall Demolition
August 8, 2012
Back in November, 2010 there was this post about the City Hall.In that post there were some disagreements over the location of the City Hall.
The photo above comes from the Walkerville Times Collection that was digitized and is housed at the South Western Digital Archive at the University of Windsor.
As you can see here, the building was right at the corner of Drouillard & Riverside.
Hope…
Saint Mary's Part 3
August 3, 2012
Photo © Matt Kulbacki – All rights reserved
Happy Friday everyone, and happy long weekend!
Today the last few pictures from Matt Kulbacki’s series on St. Mary’s in South Windsor. Today’s pictures deal with the demolition of the old school, shot from the…
Saint Mary's Part 1
July 25, 2012
Photo © Matt Kulbacki – All rights reserved
Today’s pictures were scanned and send along by Tim Swaddling, via Matt Kulbacki who shot these photos of the old St. Mary’s academy prior to demolition. St. Mary’s was demolished in April 1977, so these…