1587 McDougall Demolition
February 29, 2012
Happy leap year! Let’s celebrate February 29th by knocking something down…
Back in May 2008, there was a massive fire at the front part of this building. Driving past I noticed that the next section of the building is coming down too.
There appears to be quite…
Highland Park Police Station - 1917 - 2012
February 3, 2012
The historic Highland Park Police Station in Highland Park, just off of Woodward Avenue, came down by building eater on Tuesday of this week. An article about the demolition can be found here…
2011 - The Year In Review
December 30, 2011
Well we’ve made it through another year…
Seems like a large number of demolitions this year… Parkway demolition continued in full force, so there are probably some demolitions I missed, if so as always, add ’em in the comments.
Here’s what I came up with, in no particular order at all….
This old manor at the corner of Aylmer and Riverside.
Fred’s Farm…
Ada C. Richards - Follow up
September 19, 2011
Back on the 7th, we took a final look at Ada C. Richards School. Last weekend, I swung by to take a look at the aftermath.
The structure is completely gone. Just a pile of rubble remains.
The sidewalk to the door remains, but lead only to bricks.
Houses on side streets…
Casino Area Demolition
September 12, 2011
Over the weekend, some more demolitions took place. This house above…
…along with this one next door were both torched in a fire in April 2009.
Two and a half years later, they came down over this past weekend.
Sadly this large Victorian Commercial building…
Ada C. Richards School
September 7, 2011
Over the weekend, I received a few emails that the old grade school at Ontario just west of Pillette was biting the dust. See here for photos of the demolition on Windsorite.ca.
Another part of Windsor’s history again bites the dust.
Designed by Albert McPhail, the school was built in 1922 and was opened as the Ontario Street School.
It was eventually renamed in honour of long time…
Recent Losses
July 11, 2011
Happy Monday everyone. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable weekend.
Today’s post is thanks to Google Street View and a couple of recently lost buildings in Windsor.
The Whiski Jack Bar, was the victim of arson last week.
So this old handsome brick building from…