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Ghost Pictures - Kingsville

July 16, 2012
Today’s photos come courtesty of regular reader JBM. The first one is from Lansdowne Avenue in Kingsville. This one shows the old water tower from the MacDonald Leaf Company. JBM tells me this plant operated from about 1919 through 1973. The last one is from Park St. just east of Lansdowne, and shows the sign for the long gone Lakeshore Terrace Hotel. The hotel was gone by 2000&#8230…
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Action Hobbies - Slideshow # 6 - Thursday

June 25, 2012
So… for this show I’m posting the details of today. It’s Thursday this time, so this way everyone has a few days notice…. Thurs June 28, 8.15pm – Action Hobbies hosts Historical Train Slide Show #6 Free admission! Action Hobbies Kingsville…
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Train Slide Show # 4 - Thursday

February 20, 2012
Thurs February 23rd, 2012 @ 8.15pm – Action Hobbies hosts Historical Train Slide Show #4 Free admission! Featured in this edition of the slide show will be the photos of Gord Harwood, shots of railroading around the Lake Erie area from the early 1990’s to the present day. Also featured will be a video presentation of John Mills’ “Railway Recollections Part III &#8211…
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Fine Foods Of Canada

June 29, 2011
A look at the Fine Foods Plant, at Tecumseh & Lacasse in Tecumseh. I’ve been meaning to post about this place for a long time, and the postcard above has finally pushed this post into becoming a reality. A neat view of the old sign that was once out front.