A few readers sent in emails to let me know that the Riverside Arena was being wiped away this holiday weekend.
The building that was built by the Town of Riverside bites the dust at the age of 54, a victim of the WFCU Centre. As many may remember, the proceeds from the sale of the Riverside arena as well as the Edward Street Community Centre were all factored into the final cost of the new…
End Of The Line - 1567 Ouellette
May 30, 2011
Time’s up, and another hole in the streetscape and urban fabric is due for Ouellette Ave. 1567 Ouellette featured here, last May.
This past Thursday, the Windsor Heritage Committee, had a meeting to deal with the request of a demolition permit request for the property.
2540 McDougall - Death Fences
May 25, 2011
I took these photos last Wednesday, so they are a week old, and it’s possible that the building is already gone.
It’s not an architectural treasure, but this warehouse still tells part of the story of this part of town.
McDougall between Eugenie and Gilles is…
Delux Redux - 1194 Monmouth
May 23, 2011
Happy Victoria Day everyone!
Regular readers of the site may recall the post on the boarded up Deluxe Apartments back in May, 2009.
Photo © John Foot
The six-plex, after 2+ years, has met the same fate as the two houses to the north, and is now a pile of rubble. The building was demolished last Wednesday, May 18th.
Photo © John Foot
As is the Windsor way, like we’ve seen time and…
Riverside and Aylmer
February 2, 2011
I’m sure that many readers are familiar with the long vacant and derelict house at the s.w. corner of Riverside Drive East and Aylmer.
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As the years have gone on, the house has been getting worse and worse. We’ll low and behold I drove past it…
2010 - The Year In Review
December 31, 2010
Well here we are again, another year in the book, and another chance to take a look back the demolition tally of 2010. This year there was a lot of demolitions, some of them due to DRIC, some of them not…
1017 Ouellette, this one came down hopefully to help make the…
2720 Grand Marais
December 22, 2010
A few of the places lost in the DRIC demolition that I’ve been meaning to post about for while now. Someone added it to the “future topics” on the right, when the death fences went up in August. I drove past the site the other week, and can confirm that she’s long gone.
This big old buff brick beauty was built around 1927-28 as part of the speculative boom of South…
Demolition Time
November 29, 2010
Another weekend in the books, and with today’s post, another month as well. This post wraps up November, as Wednesday’s post ushers in November. Time to get caught up on some Demolitions around town. The photo above is from Saturday morning, and the demolition…
Edgewater Marine Demolition
September 20, 2010
Another long time landmark bit the dust last week.
Last Tuesday the 14th, time ran out for the former Lakeview Edgewater Marine building at Lauzon & Riverside.
The building dates back quite a while and is shown on the 1937 Fire Map as an auto repair garage. I also…